# CVE-2024-57514: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in victims' browsers via crafted URLs in the TP-Link Archer A20 v3 router web interface.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 29 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h6q9-c4w9-v66r

## What is CVE-2024-57514?

CVE-2024-57514 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The TP-Link Archer A20 v3 router is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) due to improper handling of directory listing paths in the web interface. When a specially crafted URL is visited, the router's web page renders the directory listing and executes arbitrary JavaScript embedded in the URL. This allows the attacker to inject malicious code into the page, executing JavaScript on the victim's browser, which could then be used for further malicious actions. The vulnerability was identified in the 1.0.6 Build 20231011 rel.85717(5553) version.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-57514?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-57514?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-57514 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-57514 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-57514 exists.

Public exploit code:

- https://github.com/rvzsec/CVE-2024-57514 (github_poc): https://github.com/rvzsec/CVE-2024-57514
- TP-Link Archer A20 v3 Router - Cross-site Scripting (nuclei): http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-57514.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-57514 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-57514 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-57514 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-57514/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-57514/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-57514
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57514
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-57514

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-57514/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.