CVE-2023-2521
Published: 04 May 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-2521 is a low-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Ez-Net Next-7004N Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 3.5 (Low).
Operationally, ranked at the 41.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-34001
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was found in NEXTU NEXT-7004N 3.0.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file /boafrm/formFilter of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument url with the input <svg onload=alert(1337)>…
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leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-228012. 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.