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TurkHotspot CVE-2026-5782

| EUVDEUVD-2026-91649 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-10-02 TR-CERT GHSA-wh3x-m72p-phqj
5.2
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: TR-CERT
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Gain adjacent-network access to hotspot
  2. Delivery
    Craft malicious link with reflected XSS payload
  3. Exploit
    Lure victim to click link
  4. Execution
    Script executes in portal context
  5. Impact
    Steal session/credentials in victim browser

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the attacker to reach the TurkHotspot web portal over an adjacent network (AV:A) - typically meaning connection to the same hotspot/WiFi segment the captive portal serves - and requires a victim to actively click or load an attacker-crafted link containing the reflected payload (UI:R). No authentication is required to deliver the payload (PR:N), but the mandatory user interaction and the adjacent-network reachability constraint (rather than full internet exposure) are the principal factors that limit realistic exploitation. Impact is confined to the victim's browser session within the portal context (C:L/I:L, no availability impact).

Impact

This is a moderate-severity (CVSS 5.2) reflected cross-site scripting flaw whose real-world risk is tempered by several limiting signals. The CVSS vector (AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N) indicates exploitation requires adjacent-network access (AV:A, consistent with a WiFi captive-portal/hotspot product) plus victim user interaction (UI:R) - it is not a drive-by internet-wide attack. There is no CISA KEV listing and no EPSS score or POC was provided, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation; exploitation status and probability are therefore UNKNOWN rather than elevated. No SSVC decision data was supplied. On balance this is a real but low-priority issue: the adjacent-network constraint, required user interaction, and low confidentiality/integrity impact (C:L/I:L, A:N) place it well below typical emergency-patch thresholds. A notable gap is that the vendor (Loglama.net) was contacted but did not respond, so no official patch or fixed version is confirmed - remediation availability is a key missing data point.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker on the same adjacent network (e.g. connected to the same hotspot or WiFi segment served by TurkHotspot) crafts a malicious link embedding a script payload into a reflected parameter of the captive-portal web interface and lures a user or administrator into clicking it. When the victim's browser renders the reflected response, the attacker's JavaScript executes in the context of the TurkHotspot portal, enabling session token theft, credential capture, or UI manipulation. No public exploit code is identified at this time, and successful attack requires the victim to interact with the crafted link.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: Vendor states no customer action required.
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 02, 2026

Reflected cross-site scripting in Loglama.net's TurkHotspot captive-portal software allows an attacker positioned on an adjacent network segment to inject script into a victim's browser session inside the portal context when the victim loads a crafted link. All versions up to and including those released as of 2026-10-02 are affected (CPE cpe:2.3:a:loglama.net:turkhotspot:*), and the assessed CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, base 5.2) shows exploitation requires adjacent-network reachability plus victim interaction, with impact limited to low confidentiality and integrity effects and no availability impact. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and because Loglama.net did not respond to the coordinated disclosure there is no vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis, leaving the flaw a moderate-severity concern whose real-world risk is tempered by the adjacency and user-interaction prerequisites.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis and no fixed version can be cited from the available data because Loglama.net did not respond to disclosure, so operators must rely on compensating controls while monitoring the TR-CERT advisory (https://siberguvenlik.gov.tr/guvenlik-bildirimleri/detay/tr-26-1245) for any later vendor fix. First, narrow exposure: since the assessed vector is adjacent-network (AV:A), confine access to the TurkHotspot portal to the hotspot/WiFi segment it legitimately serves, block portal or management interfaces from broader routed networks, and where feasible force portal traffic through a filtering reverse proxy. Second, deploy a WAF or reverse-proxy rule set targeting reflected XSS patterns in the portal's request parameters; the trade-off is possible false positives on legitimate portal input, so tune rules in detection-only mode first. Third, if source access is available, apply output encoding by HTML-escaping reflected parameters in portal templates, and enforce a strict Content-Security-Policy (for example script-src 'self' without 'unsafe-inline') to blunt reflected script execution, accepting that portal features depending on inline JavaScript may break. Finally, advise hotspot users and operators not to follow unsolicited links pointing at the portal, since victim interaction (UI:R) is mandatory for exploitation.

Affected VersionsENISA

TurkHotspot 0 ≤2026-10-02

Affected Packages

euvd turkhotspot no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The defect is a reflected cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79, improper neutralization of input during web page generation) in the web pages served by the TurkHotspot captive portal. Reflected XSS arises when request-supplied input (typically a query-string or form parameter) is echoed back into generated HTML without adequate output encoding or contextual escaping, so the browser parses attacker-controlled markup as part of the page. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:loglama.net:turkhotspot:* uses a wildcard version, indicating the advisory covers the product's release stream generally rather than a single build. The CVSS vector combination AV:A with PR:N and UI:R maps directly to a captive-portal threat model: the attacker must be able to reach the portal from the same or an adjacent network segment the hotspot serves, and the victim must actively navigate to or load the malicious link. The S:C scope change and C:L/I:L ratings reflect that script executes in the portal's origin and can read or modify portal-session content, while availability is unaffected; no authentication is needed to deliver the payload per the PR:N rating.

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Severity by source

Vendor (TR-CERT) PRIMARY 5.2 MEDIUM
AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.2 MEDIUM

Captive-portal access is adjacent (AV:A); reflected XSS needs no auth (PR:N) but requires victim click (UI:R); payload executes in victim browser, a scope change (S:C) with limited C/I and no availability impact.

3.1 AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (TR-CERT).

CVSS VectorVendor: TR-CERT

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Loglama.net TurkHotspot allows Reflected XSS.

This issue affects TurkHotspot: through 2026-10-02. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
Niche Turkish hotspot/captive-portal vendor, region-specific limited deployment
Data Quality
7 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
Vendor states no customer action required
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Controlled
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

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