#VU17140 Cross-site scripting in DIR-850L - CVE-2017-14416
Published: January 23, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17140
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14416
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
DIR-850L
DIR-850L
Software vendor:
D-Link
D-Link
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. 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 the authentication cookies and gain access to the device.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official patch addressing the vulnerability.