CVE-2021-38538
6.3 MEDIUMCertain NETGEAR devices are affected by stored XSS
Published: 2021-08-11 · Last updated: 2026-06-17
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 6.3 MEDIUM
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CWE
- CWE-79
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| netgear | d7800_firmware, r7800_firmware, r8900_firmware |
Description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by stored XSS. This affects D7800 before 1.0.1.56, R7800 before 1.0.2.68, R8900 before 1.0.4.26, R9000 before 1.0.4.26, RAX120 before 1.0.0.78, RBK20 before 2.3.5.26, RBR20 before 2.3.5.26, RBS20 before 2.3.5.26, RBK40 before 2.3.5.30, RBR40 before 2.3.5.30, RBS40 before 2.3.5.30, RBK50 before 2.3.5.30, RBR50 before 2.3.5.30, RBS50 before 2.3.5.30, and XR500 before 2.3.2.56.
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38538
- [Vendor advisory]https://kb.netgear.com/000063761/Security-Advisory-for-Stored-Cross-Site-Scripting-on-Some-Routers-Gateways-and-WiFi-Systems-PSV-2018-0515
- [Vendor advisory]https://kb.netgear.com/000063761/Security-Advisory-for-Stored-Cross-Site-Scripting-on-Some-Routers-Gateways-and-WiFi-Systems-PSV-2018-0515
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