CVE-2021-45677

Script execution in management-interface users’ browsers

Published Dec 26, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Stored XSS in NETGEAR GS108Tv2 and GS110TPv2 firmware before 5.4.2.36 allows attackers to execute script in the web interface. NETGEAR has not disclosed the affected management field or endpoint, or how stored input reaches a page without output neutralization. Exploitation requires adjacent-network access and user interaction; successful script execution can read or alter data available to the victim's browser.

CVSS severity5.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.60%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in NETGEAR GS108Tv2 and GS110TPv2 firmware before 5.4.2.36 allows attackers to execute script in the web interface. NETGEAR has not disclosed the affected management field or endpoint, or how stored input reaches a page without output neutralization. Exploitation requires adjacent-network access and user interaction; successful script execution can read or alter data available to the victim's browser.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-45677
Published
Dec 26, 2021
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 26, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Affected products and versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

6.1NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.3NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
5.2MITRECVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
5.2NETGEARCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript/JScript

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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