CVE-2019-12512

Stored XSS via X-Forwarded-For Header During Incorrect Login

Published Feb 24, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In NETGEAR Nighthawk X10-R900 prior to 1.0.4.24, an attacker may execute stored XSS attacks against this device by supplying a malicious X-Forwarded-For header while performing an incorrect login attempt. The value supplied by this header will be inserted into administrative logs, found at Advanced settings->Administration->Logs, and may trigger when the page is viewed. Although this value is inserted into a textarea tag, the attack simply needs to supply a closing textarea tag.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-4107 In NETGEAR Nighthawk X10-R900 prior to 1.0.4.24, an attacker may execute stored XSS attacks against this device by supplying a malicious X-Forwarded-For header while performing an incorrect login attempt. The value supplied by this header will be inserted into administrative logs, found at Advanced settings->Administration->Logs, and may trigger when the page is viewed. Although this value is inserted into a textarea tag, the attack simply needs to supply a closing textarea tag.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 11:24 PM
Reserved
Jun 1, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 24, 2020, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:14 AM