Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in apply.cgi on the Linksys WRT160N allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML…

Published 17 y ago 2009-02-25 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-16 · JSON

CVSS

4.3

v2.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

6.9%

percentile 94%

Public exploits

Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

6.90% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

EDB-32599 Linksys WRT160N - 'apply.cgi' Cross-Site Scripting · remote · 2008-11-27

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	2.0	4.3	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

packetstormsecurity.org /0811-exploits/linksys-xss.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
securityfocus.com /bid/32496 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/46980 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
secunia.com /advisories/32877 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2008-6280
NVD: CVE-2008-6280

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