VDB-282544 · CVE-2024-31972 · GCVE-0-2024-31972

EnGenius ESR580 A8J-EMR5000 /admin/wifi/wlan1 SSID cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in EnGenius ESR580 A8J-EMR5000. This impacts an unknown function of the file /admin/wifi/wlan1. Executing a manipulation of the argument SSID can lead to cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-31972. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in EnGenius ESR580 A8J-EMR5000 (the affected version unknown). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the file /admin/wifi/wlan1. The manipulation of the argument SSID with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

EnGenius ESR580 A8J-EMR5000 devices allow a remote attacker to conduct stored XSS attacks that could lead to arbitrary JavaScript code execution (under the context of the user's session) via the Wi-Fi SSID input fields. Web scripts embedded into the vulnerable fields this way are executed immediately when a user logs into the admin page. This affects /admin/wifi/wlan1 and /admin/wifi/wlan_guest.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-31972 since 04/08/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

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

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Productinfo

Vendor

EnGenius

Name

ESR580 A8J-EMR5000

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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CNA Base 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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/08/2024 🔍
10/30/2024 +205 days 🔍
10/30/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/01/2025 +122 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-31972 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-31972
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-282544

Entryinfo

Created: 10/30/2024 19:56
Updated: 03/01/2025 23:25
Changes: 10/30/2024 19:56 (53), 11/01/2024 05:24 (12), 03/01/2025 23:25 (3)
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