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CVE-2024-31972

MEDIUMCVSS 4.3/10EPSS 0.43%

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CVE-2024-31972 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.3/10 on the CVSS scale. EnGenius ESR580 A8J-EMR5000 devices allow a remote attacker to conduct stored XSS attacks that could lead to arbitrary JavaScript code execution (under the context of the user's session) via the Wi-Fi SSID input fields. Web scripts embedded into the vulnerable fields this way are executed immediately when a user logs into the admin page. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

EnGenius ESR580 A8J-EMR5000 devices allow a remote attacker to conduct stored XSS attacks that could lead to arbitrary JavaScript code execution (under the context of the user's session) via the Wi-Fi SSID input fields. Web scripts embedded into the vulnerable fields this way are executed immediately when a user logs into the admin page. This affects /admin/wifi/wlan1 and /admin/wifi/wlan_guest.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
4.3/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS Probability
0.43%

34.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-31972?
EnGenius ESR580 A8J-EMR5000 devices allow a remote attacker to conduct stored XSS attacks that could lead to arbitrary JavaScript code execution (under the context of the user's session) via the Wi-Fi SSID input fields. Web scripts embedded into the vulnerable fields this way are executed immediately when a user logs into the admin page. This affects /admin/wifi/wlan1 and /admin/wifi/wlan_guest.
How severe is CVE-2024-31972?
CVE-2024-31972 has a CVSS score of 4.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2024-31972?
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Source: NVD / NIST