Fortinet Discovers Netgear WNAP210v2 Reflected Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Summary

Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs has discovered Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Netgear WNAP210v2.


Netgear is an American computer networking company which produces networking hardware for consumers, businesses, and service providers. Netgear ProSAFE WNAP210v2 is a Wireless-N access point used to provide wireless networking.


Netgear WNAP210v2 is vulnerable to authenticated Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) due to improper validation/sanitization of user input. This could potentially lead to JavaScript code execution at client side.

Solutions

FortiGuard Labs released the following FortiGate IPS signature which covers this specific vulnerability:

Netgear.WNAP210v2.Multiple.XSS
Released Sep 22, 2022

No solution has been provided by the vendor.

Timeline

Fortinet reported the vulnerability to Netgear on September 19, 2022.

Netgear declined fixing the vulnerability saying it is EOLed.

Acknowledgement

This vulnerability was discovered by Goutham Rukmasah of Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs.

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