CVE-2021-43702

critical

Description

ASUS RT-A88U 3.0.0.4.386_45898 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). The ASUS router admin panel does not sanitize the WiFI logs correctly, if an attacker was able to change the SSID of the router with a custom payload, they could achieve stored XSS on the device.

References

https://www.kroll.com/en/insights/publications/cyber/cve-2021-43702-from-discovery-to-patch

https://www.asus.com/uk/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-Routers/ASUS-WiFi-Routers/RT-AC88U/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-07-05

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00203