JavaScript execution via stored Wi-Fi password
Published Dec 4, 2023 · Updated Aug 27, 2024
Stored XSS in Connectize AC21000 G6 firmware 641.139.1.1256 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript. The admin panel stores a crafted Wi-Fi password without neutralizing it and inserts the value into multiple pages, where a browser interprets it as script. Administrative access is required, and execution occurs when an administrator loads an affected page.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Connectize AC21000 G6 firmware 641.139.1.1256 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute JavaScript. The admin panel stores a crafted Wi-Fi password without neutralizing it and inserts the value into multiple pages, where a browser interprets it as script. Administrative access is required, and execution occurs when an administrator loads an affected page.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-24050
- Published
- Dec 4, 2023
- Updated
- Aug 27, 2024
- Vendor
- Connectize
- Product
- AC21000 G6 Firmware
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 4, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 27, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=641.139.1.1256
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- NCC Group stored Wi-Fi password XSS demonstrationproof of concept · demonstrated
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