VDB-219527 · CVE-2023-22971 · EUVD-2023-27071

Hughes HX200/HX90/HX50L/HN9460/HN7000S cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Hughes HX200, HX90, HX50L, HN9460 and HN7000S. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-22971. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Hughes HX200, HX90, HX50L, HN9460 and HN7000S. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Hughes Network Systems Router Terminal for HX200 v8.3.1.14, HX90 v6.11.0.5, HX50L v6.10.0.18, HN9460 v8.2.0.48, and HN7000S v6.9.0.37, allows unauthenticated attackers to misuse frames, include JS/HTML code and steal sensitive information from legitimate users of the application.

The weakness was disclosed 01/27/2023. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-22971 since 01/11/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-27071). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Hughes

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

01/11/2023 🔍
01/27/2023 +16 days 🔍
01/27/2023 +0 days 🔍
10/06/2025 +983 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: hughes.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-22971 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-22971
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-219527
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2023 11:02
Updated: 10/06/2025 02:09
Changes: 01/27/2023 11:02 (35), 02/23/2023 07:04 (1), 02/23/2023 07:15 (11), 03/28/2025 20:14 (16), 10/06/2025 02:09 (1)
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