Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate to NR268 Web UI
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DeliverySubmit crafted title/note/URL/content to l7_call_board_user_set.cgi
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ExploitScript stored in call board
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ExecutionVictim operator opens affected page
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ImpactPayload executes in victim browser
Vulnerability Assessment
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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 a privileged/authenticated session to the NR268 Web UI in order to write to the call board via /router/l7_call_board_user_set.cgi (one of the title, note, URL, or content arguments), consistent with PR:H in the CVSS 4.0 vector. The payload is stored and only triggers when a victim user subsequently loads the affected Web UI page, so UI:P (passive user interaction by the victim) is a hard prerequisite. Limiting factors: the attacker must already hold the injection privilege, impact is confined to the victim's browser context with only low integrity effect (no data exfiltration or availability impact stated), and there is no indication the sink is reachable unauthenticated. |
| Impact | This is a low-priority issue despite being remotely reachable. The vendor-supplied CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N) scores only 1.9, and the signals are internally consistent: it is a stored cross-site scripting (CWE-79) flaw that requires high privileges (PR:H) to inject the payload and passive victim interaction (UI:P) to fire it, with only low integrity impact (VI:L) and no confidentiality or availability impact. Exploitation status is 'publicly available exploit code exists' - a GitHub write-up/exploit is referenced - but there is NO CISA KEV listing and NO EPSS score was provided, so there is no evidence of active or widespread exploitation; POC availability must not be conflated with exploitation in the wild. The reporter is VulDB (a vulnerability database aggregator), not the vendor; the vendor was contacted and did not respond, so no vendor advisory or patch exists. The one tension worth flagging: the CGI endpoint is named 'l7_call_board_user_set', which could imply a lower-privilege user-facing function, yet the vector assigns PR:H - verify the actual privilege needed to reach the sink, as this materially affects real risk. SSVC-style framing: not automatable, partial/low technical impact, exploitation only 'public' (POC) rather than 'active' - this belongs in routine, not emergency, remediation. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with authenticated privileged access to the NR268 web UI submits a crafted value in the title, note, URL, or content parameter of /router/l7_call_board_user_set.cgi, storing a malicious script in the call board. When another operator subsequently views the affected Web UI page, the stored script executes in their browser session. A public exploit/write-up exists (draw-ctf report on GitHub), lowering the effort to reproduce. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 12, 2026
Stored cross-site scripting (CWE-79) in the Netcore NR268 router Web UI (firmware 1.7.121109) lets an attacker who already holds a privileged, authenticated session write malicious markup through the title, note, URL, or content arguments processed by /router/l7_call_board_user_set.cgi, which is later rendered in another Web UI user's browser. Publicly available exploit code exists (documented in a GitHub report linked from the VulDB entry), but the practical blast radius is small: the payload only executes when a victim subsequently loads the affected call-board page, and the assessed impact is limited to low integrity with no confidentiality or availability effect (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N; CVSS 4.0 base 1.9). The vendor was contacted about the disclosure and did not respond, so no vendor-released patch has been identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch has been identified at time of analysis: the disclosure states the vendor was contacted early and did not respond, and no fixed firmware version appears in the provided references, so treatment must be compensating rather than patch-based. The most effective control is to keep the NR268 management interface off untrusted networks entirely - place the router's Web UI on a dedicated administrative VLAN, block WAN-side access to the management port and to CGI paths such as /router/l7_call_board_user_set.cgi, and require access through a VPN or jump host; the trade-off is loss of convenient remote administration and the need to maintain that access path securely. Because exploitation requires a privileged session, enforce unique strong credentials, remove or rotate any default accounts, and restrict the administrator role to the smallest possible set of trusted operators; this does not fix the flaw but removes the injection prerequisite for outside parties. If the call-board feature is not needed, avoid populating or interacting with call-board entries and, where the firmware permits, disable the feature or the affected CGI handler entirely - the trade-off being loss of that functionality. Treat any user-supplied call-board content as untrusted and do not open the Web UI call-board page in a browser session that is also used for other sensitive administrative tasks, since a stored payload executes only when that page is loaded. Monitor Netcore's support channels and the VulDB entry (https://vuldb.com/vuln/416703) for a future fixed firmware release and apply it as soon as it becomes available; given the low assessed severity, no emergency work stoppage is warranted.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The NR268 is a Netcore 4G/5G or broadband router whose administrative Web UI is driven by CGI handlers, including /router/l7_call_board_user_set.cgi, which persists call-board entries (title, note, URL, content) for later display. The reported weakness is that the 'eval' path handling those arguments does not adequately neutralise user-supplied markup before it is stored and rendered, the classic CWE-79 stored/reflected script-injection class. Because the injection point sits behind the authenticated management interface, an attacker needs an existing privileged session (consistent with PR:H in the CVSS 4.0 vector and the assessed CVSS:3.1 vector), and the script only fires in the victim's browser when the tampered page is loaded (UI:P, passive user interaction). The CPE string cpe:2.3:a:netcore:nr268:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* carries a wildcard version, so the vendor advisory, not the CPE, is the authoritative source for the exact affected firmware line; the disclosure names 1.7.121109. Impact is scoped to the victim's browser session (S:C in the assessed vector) with low integrity effect only; nothing in the available data indicates an unauthenticated sink, code execution on the device, credential theft, or availability loss.
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Severity by source
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Network-reachable CGI but injection needs privileged access (PR:H) and the stored payload requires a victim to view the page (UI:R); XSS crosses into the victim browser (S:C) with low C/I and no availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (VulDB).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulDB
Lifecycle Timeline
3DescriptionCVE.org
A vulnerability was identified in Netcore NR268 1.7.121109. Affected by this vulnerability is the function eval of the file /router/l7_call_board_user_set.cgi of the component Web UI. Such manipulation of the argument title/note/URL/content leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Improper authentication in the CGI handling of Netcore NR268 firmware 1.7.121109 allows remote, unauthenticated attacker
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Stored cross-site scripting in the Netcore NR268 router running firmware 1.7.121109 allows an attacker with a presence o
Cross-site request forgery in the CGI endpoint of the Netcore NR268 router (firmware 1.7.121109) allows an attacker to r
Stored DDNS account credentials on Netcore NR268 routers running firmware 1.7.121109 are disclosed through the DDNS Hand
EUVD-2026-97558
GHSA-g6vv-rvqm-27w3
NVD
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