Cross-site scripting in Jinan USR IOT USR-WIFI232-S/T/G2/H

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU24031

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18842

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the configuration web interface. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks, leak credentials of the Wi-Fi access point the module is logged into and the web interface login credentials by opening a Wi-Fi access point nearby with a malicious SSID.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

USR-WIFI232-S: 1.2.2

USR-WIFI232-T: 1.2.2

USR-WIFI232-G2: 1.2.2

USR-WIFI232-H: 1.2.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:jinan_usr_iot:usr-wifi232-s:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://www.tildeho.me/theres-javascript-in-my-power-plug/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?