XSS in NETGEAR D7800

CVE-2021-38538

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by stored XSS. This affects D7800 before 1.0.1.56, R7800 before 1.0.2.68, R8900 before 1.0.4.26, R9000 before 1.0.4.26, RAX120 before 1.0.0.78, RBK20 before 2.3.5.26, RBR20 before 2.3.5.26, RBS20 before 2.3.5.26, RBK40 before 2.3.5.30, RBR40 before 2.3.5.30, RBS40 before 2.3.5.30, RBK50 before 2.3.5.30, RBR50 before 2.3.5.30, RBS50 before 2.3.5.30, and XR500 before 2.3.2.56.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (31.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-38538: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38538?
CVE-2021-38538 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR D7800, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2021-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2021-38538?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.