CVE-2013-6786

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Allegro RomPager before 4.51, as used on the ZyXEL P660HW-D1, Huawei MT882, Sitecom WL-174, TP-LINK TD-8816, and D-Link DSL-2640R and DSL-2641R, when the "forbidden author header" protection mechanism is bypassed, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by requesting a nonexistent URI in conjunction with a crafted HTTP Referer header that is not properly handled in a 404 page. NOTE: there is no CVE for a "URL redirection" issue that some sources list separately.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.36%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://antoniovazquezblanco.github.io/docs/advisories/Advisory_RomPagerXSS.pdf exploit
http://osvdb.org/99694 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/ref/99/rompager407.pdf exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-6786?
CVE-2013-6786 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-6786?
To fix CVE-2013-6786, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-6786 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-6786 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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