CVE-2021-38468
Published: 19 October 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-38468 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Inhandnetworks Ir615 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 34.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-24920
Vulnerability details
InHand Networks IR615 Router's Versions 2.3.0.r4724 and 2.3.0.r4870 are vulnerable to stored cross-scripting, which may allow an attacker to hijack sessions of users connected to the system.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.