A CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability exists that could cause code
A CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability exists that could cause code and session manipulation when malicious code is inserted into the browser. Affected Products: NetBotz 4 - 355/450/455/550/570 (V4.7.0 and prior)
- Published
- Apr 18, 2023
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 30th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
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Action score
24
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Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 6.1
- CNA · schneider
- 7.6
- 1.5 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| schneider-electric | netbotz 355 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:netbotz_355_firmware |
| schneider-electric | netbotz 355 | cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:netbotz_355 |
| schneider-electric | netbotz 450 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:netbotz_450_firmware |
| schneider-electric | netbotz 450 | cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:netbotz_450 |
| schneider-electric | netbotz 455 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:netbotz_455_firmware |
| schneider-electric | netbotz 455 | cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:netbotz_455 |
| schneider-electric | netbotz 550 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:netbotz_550_firmware |
| schneider-electric | netbotz 550 | cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:netbotz_550 |
| schneider-electric | netbotz 570 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:schneider-electric:netbotz_570_firmware |
| schneider-electric | netbotz 570 | cpe:2.3:h:schneider-electric:netbotz_570 |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- schneider-electric netbotz 355 firmware4.0.0 and later · up to 4.7.0 inclusive
- schneider-electric netbotz 450 firmware4.0.0 and later · up to 4.7.0 inclusive
- schneider-electric netbotz 455 firmware4.0.0 and later · up to 4.7.0 inclusive
- schneider-electric netbotz 550 firmware4.0.0 and later · up to 4.7.0 inclusive
- schneider-electric netbotz 570 firmware4.0.0 and later · up to 4.7.0 inclusive
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (schneider). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Schneider Electric NetBotz 4 - 355/450/455/550/570
- V4.7.0 and prioraffected
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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
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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
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.