ASUS DSL-N10S Router CVE-2017-12591 HTML Injection Vulnerability

BID:100491

Info

ASUS DSL-N10S Router CVE-2017-12591 HTML Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 100491
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2017-12591
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 13 2017 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 13 2017 12:00AM
Credit: Bhaskar Borman
Vulnerable: Asus DSL-N10S v2.1.16_apac
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

ASUS DSL-N10S Router CVE-2017-12591 HTML Injection Vulnerability

ASUS DSL-N10S Router is prone to an HTML-injection vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

Successful exploits will allow attacker-supplied HTML and script code to run in the context of the affected browser, potentially allowing the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials or to control how the site is rendered to the user. Other attacks are also possible.

Exploit / POC

ASUS DSL-N10S Router CVE-2017-12591 HTML Injection Vulnerability

The researcher has created a proof-of-concept to demonstrate the issue. Please see the references for more information.

Solution / Fix

ASUS DSL-N10S Router CVE-2017-12591 HTML Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

ASUS DSL-N10S Router CVE-2017-12591 HTML Injection Vulnerability

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