CVE-2022-26673

ASUS RT-AX88U - Stored XSS

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Published Apr 22, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

ASUS RT-AX88U has insufficient filtering for special characters in the HTTP header parameter. A remote attacker with general user privilege can exploit this vulnerability to inject JavaScript and perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

ASUS

RT-AX88U

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 3.0.0.4.386.4606

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ax88u_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-ax88u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update RT-AX88U firmware version to 3.0.0.4.386.46065

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-31223	ASUS RT-AX88U has insufficient filtering for special characters in the HTTP header parameter. A remote attacker with general user privilege can exploit this vulnerability to inject JavaScript and perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.594% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-6042-6cc0f-1.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Asus Rt-ax88u Rt-ax88u Firmware

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:41 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: twcert
Published: Apr 22, 2022, 6:50 AM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:41 AM
Reserved: Mar 8, 2022, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:35 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 22, 2022, 7:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:35 AM

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