CVE-2008-1253 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cgi-bin/webcm on the D-Link DSL-G604T router allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the var:category parameter, as demonstrated by a request for advanced/portforw.htm on the fwan page.

Published: 2008-03-10

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:h:d-link:dsl-g604t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1261	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cgi-bin/webcm on the D-Link DSL-G604T router allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the var:category parameter, as demonstrated by a request for advanced/portforw.htm on the fwan page.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00208.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/29530
http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489009/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28439
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41117

History

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Subscriptions

D-link Dsl-g604t

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-03-10T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:17:34.660Z

Reserved: 2008-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1253

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-03-10T17:44:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-1253

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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