CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-0679

MEDIUM
4.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in multiple FXC Inc. network devices (Managed Ethernet switch FXC5210/5218/5224 firmware prior to version Ver1.00.22, Managed Ethernet switch FXC5426F firmware prior to version Ver1.00.06, Managed Ethernet switch FXC5428 firmware prior to version Ver1.00.07, Power over Ethernet (PoE) switch FXC5210PE/5218PE/5224PE firmware prior to version Ver1.00.14, and Wireless LAN router AE1021/AE1021PE firmware all versions) allows attacker with administrator rights to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the administrative page.

How to fix

Remediation Available
fxc5210 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.00.22Fixed in:1.00.22CVE-2018-0679derived from NVD
fxc5210pe firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.00.14Fixed in:1.00.14CVE-2018-0679derived from NVD
fxc5218 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.00.22Fixed in:1.00.22CVE-2018-0679derived from NVD
fxc5218pe firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.00.14Fixed in:1.00.14CVE-2018-0679derived from NVD
fxc5224 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.00.22Fixed in:1.00.22CVE-2018-0679derived from NVD
fxc5224pe firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.00.14Fixed in:1.00.14CVE-2018-0679derived from NVD
fxc5426f firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.00.06Fixed in:1.00.06CVE-2018-0679derived from NVD
fxc5428 firmwareNVD
Affected:< 1.00.07Fixed in:1.00.07CVE-2018-0679derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionRequired
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days
41stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 41% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1
Third-Party Advisory1

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2020-11022Medium6.999%-Fix
CVE-2019-3929Critical9.899%KEVFix
CVE-2020-9496Medium6.199%--
CVE-2023-28341Medium6.199%-Fix
CVE-2018-12998Medium6.198%--
CVE-2025-4123High7.698%-Fix
Embed a live status badge for CVE-2018-0679
CVE-2018-0679 severity badge

Markdown

[![CVE-2018-0679](https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2018-0679.svg)](https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2018-0679)

HTML

<a href="https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2018-0679"><img src="https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2018-0679.svg" alt="CVE-2018-0679"></a>

Find and fix vulnerabilities across your fleet

TridentStack Control continuously scans your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet for known vulnerabilities, prioritizes them by severity and active exploitation, and patches them automatically.

Start free

This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.