Browser script execution via unencoded Wi-Fi SSID
Published Aug 6, 2025 · Updated Aug 7, 2025
Cross-site scripting in AutoConnect 1.4.2 allows physically proximate attackers to execute JavaScript via a crafted Wi-Fi SSID. The /_ac/config page inserts scanned SSID values into its network-selection markup without HTML encoding, so attribute-breaking text becomes executable. Exploitation requires a victim to open or refresh that interface while the malicious access point is in radio range; script execution occurs in the victim's browser and can alter the page or expose its session data.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site scripting in AutoConnect 1.4.2 allows physically proximate attackers to execute JavaScript via a crafted Wi-Fi SSID. The /_ac/config page inserts scanned SSID values into its network-selection markup without HTML encoding, so attribute-breaking text becomes executable. Exploitation requires a victim to open or refresh that interface while the malicious access point is in radio range; script execution occurs in the victim's browser and can alter the page or expose its session data.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-50740
- Published
- Aug 6, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 6, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 7, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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