CVE-2025-1617 Netis WF2780 Wireless 2.4G Menu cross site scripting
Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the SSID field in the Netis WF2780 wireless menu, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-1617?
CVE-2025-1617 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Netis WF2780, published on 24 Feb 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Netis WF2780 2.1.41925. This affects an unknown part of the component Wireless 2.4G Menu. The manipulation of the argument SSID leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1617?
How do I fix CVE-2025-1617?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1617 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-1617 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-1617 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g43j-hxv3-vq63.