What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-0679?

CVE-2018-0679 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 4.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.5%.

Fxc5210 Firmware CVE-2018-0679

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2018-11-15 vultures@jpcert.or.jp

XSS Fxc5210 Firmware Fxc5218 Firmware Fxc5224 Firmware Fxc5426F Firmware Fxc5428 Firmware Fxc5210Pe Firmware Fxc5218Pe Firmware Fxc5224Pe Firmware Ae1021 Firmware Ae1021Pe Firmware

4.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.8 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 15, 2018 - 15:29 nvd

MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionNVD

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in multiple FXC Inc. network devices (Managed Ethernet switch FXC5210/5218/5224 firmware prior to version Ver1.00.22, Managed Ethernet switch FXC5426F firmware prior to version Ver1.00.06, Managed Ethernet switch FXC5428 firmware prior to version Ver1.00.07, Power over Ethernet (PoE) switch FXC5210PE/5218PE/5224PE firmware prior to version Ver1.00.14, and Wireless LAN router AE1021/AE1021PE firmware all versions) allows attacker with administrator rights to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the administrative page.

AnalysisAI

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in multiple FXC Inc. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Cross-site scripting vulnerability in multiple FXC Inc. network devices (Managed Ethernet switch FXC5210/5218/5224 firmware prior to version Ver1.00.22, Managed Ethernet switch FXC5426F firmware prior to version Ver1.00.06, Managed Ethernet switch FXC5428 firmware prior to version Ver1.00.07, Power over Ethernet (PoE) switch FXC5210PE/5218PE/5224PE firmware prior to version Ver1.00.14, and Wireless LAN router AE1021/AE1021PE firmware all versions) allows attacker with administrator rights to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the administrative page. Affected products include: Fxc Fxc5210 Firmware, Fxc Fxc5218 Firmware, Fxc Fxc5224 Firmware, Fxc Fxc5426F Firmware, Fxc Fxc5428 Firmware.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.