CVE-2023-2391
Published: 28 April 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-2391 is a low-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Netgear Srx5308 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 2.4 (Low).
Operationally, ranked in the top 40.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-33881
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was found in Netgear SRX5308 up to 4.3.5-3 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file scgi-bin/platform.cgi?page=time_zone.htm of the component Web Management Interface. The manipulation of the argument ntp.server2 leads to cross site…
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scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-227669 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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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.