Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Advanced_Wireless_Content.asp in ASUS RT-AC68U and other RT series routers with firmware before
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Advanced_Wireless_Content.asp in ASUS RT-AC68U and other RT series routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.374.5047 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the current_page parameter to apply.cgi.
- Published
- Apr 22, 2014
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.2% · 67th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
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Report tools
Action score
17
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.2%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| asus | rt-ac68u firmware | cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac68u_firmware |
| asus | rt-ac68u | cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-ac68u |
| t-mobile | tm-ac1900 | cpe:2.3:o:t-mobile:tm-ac1900 |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- asus rt-ac68uall versions
- asus rt-ac68u firmwareup to 3.0.0.4.374_4983 inclusive
- asus rt-ac68u firmware3.0.0.4.374_4887
- asus rt-ac68u firmware3.0.0.4.374.4755
- t-mobile tm-ac19003.0.0.4.376_3169
Same product
asus: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2021-45756Asus RT-AC68U <3.0.0.4.385.20633 and RT-AC5300 <3.0.0.4.384.82072 are affected by a buffer overflow in blocking_request.cgi.39Monitor
- CVE-2013-5948The Network Analysis tab (Main_Analysis_Content.asp) in the ASUS RT-AC68U and other RT series routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.374.5047 37Monitor
- CVE-2021-37317Directory Traversal vulnerability in Cloud Disk in ASUS RT-AC68U router firmware version before 3.0.0.4.386.41634 allows remote attackers to36Monitor
- CVE-2021-37315Incorrect Access Control issue discoverd in Cloud Disk in ASUS RT-AC68U router firmware version before 3.0.0.4.386.41634 allows remote attac36Monitor
- CVE-2021-37316SQL injection vulnerability in Cloud Disk in ASUS RT-AC68U router firmware version before 3.0.0.4.386.41634 allows remote attackers to view 30Monitor
- CVE-2021-45757ASUS AC68U <=3.0.0.4.385.20852 is affected by a buffer overflow in blocking.cgi, which may cause a denial of service (DoS).30Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-79 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;Fixed
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- support.asus.com/download.aspx?m=RT-N66U+%28VER.B1%29
- www.asus.com/Networking/RTAC68U/HelpDesk_Download/
- support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-21994
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.