CVE-2017-8839 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Peplink Balance 305, 380, 580, 710, 1350, and 2500 devices running firmware before 7.0.1-build2093, specifically within the guest/preview.cgi script via the orig_url parameter. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or readily available Metasploit/Nuclei exploits, an ExploitDB entry exists for related vulnerabilities, and the CVE has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:peplink:b305hw2_firmware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:peplink:380hw6_firmware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:peplink:580hw2_firmware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:peplink:710hw3_firmware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:peplink:1350hw2_firmware:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.