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CVE-2020-3431

Vulnerability Summary

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV042 Dual WAN VPN Routers and Cisco Small Business RV042G Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote malicious user to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the malicious user to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected interface or access sensitive browser-based information. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link:tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sa-rv-routers-xss-K7Z5U6q3

Vulnerability Trend

Vendor Advisories

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV042 Dual WAN VPN Routers and Cisco Small Business RV042G Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device The vulnerabi ...

Recent Articles

Cisco SMB kit harbors cross-site scripting bug: One wrong link click... and that's your router pwned remotely
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Cisco has patched a cross-site scripting vulnerability in two VPN routers it sells to small businesses and branch offices. The software update addresses CVE-2020-3431, a bug present in the Cisco Small Business RV042 Dual WAN VPN Router and Cisco Small Business RV042G Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Router. We're told this flaw can be exploited by "an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device." I...