CVE-2008-6280

Wrt160n vulnerability

CVSS

4.3

EPSS

6.9%

EPSS pct

93th

Exploited

No known

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in apply.cgi on the Linksys WRT160N allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the action parameter in a DHCP_Static operation.

Affected vendor

Cisco

Affected product

Wrt160n

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Published

2009-02-25

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 6.9% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-6280

Confirm whether Cisco Wrt160n is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-6280.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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