CVE-2008-6280 (GCVE-0-2008-6280)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-02-25 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:27
VLAI
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in apply.cgi on the Linksys WRT160N allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the action parameter in a DHCP_Static operation.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0811-exploits/link… x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32496 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://secunia.com/advisories/32877 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2008-11-27 00:00
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