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ID:5987 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in D-Link Central WiFi Manager - CVE-2018-17441
ID:5987 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in D-Link Central WiFi Manager - CVE-2018-17441
Published: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15173
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17441
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
D-Link Central WiFi Manager
D-Link Central WiFi Manager
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists in the "addUser" in the username parameter due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. 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.
Remediation
Update to version 1.03R0100-Beta1.