XSS in NETGEAR Nighthawk X10-R9000
CVE-2019-12513
In NETGEAR Nighthawk X10-R900 prior to 1.0.4.24, by sending a DHCP discover request containing a malicious hostname field, an attacker may execute stored XSS attacks against this device. When the malicious DHCP request is received, the device will generate a log entry containing the malicious hostname. This log entry may then be viewed at Advanced settings->Administration->Logs to trigger the exploit. Although this value is inserted into a textarea tag, converted to all-caps, and limited in length, attacks are still possible.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.008 (54.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Netgear Nighthawk_x10-r9000
- Netgear Nighthawk_x10-r9000_firmware
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-12513?
- CVE-2019-12513 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Nighthawk X10-R9000, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-02-24.
- How severe is CVE-2019-12513?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.