{"id":"CVE-2017-8838","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-8838","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:11:08.977Z","title":"XSS via syncid exists on Peplink Balance 305, 380, 580, 710, 1350, and 2500 devices with firmware before fw-b305hw2_380hw6_580hw2_710hw3_1350hw2_2500-7.0.1-build2093.","description":"XSS via syncid exists on Peplink Balance 305, 380, 580, 710, 1350, and 2500 devices with firmware before fw-b305hw2_380hw6_580hw2_710hw3_1350hw2_2500-7.0.1-build2093. The affected script is cgi-bin/HASync/hasync.cgi.","published":"2017-06-05T14:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:27:03.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":6.1,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-79"],"affected":["peplink/b305hw2 firmware","peplink/380hw6 firmware","peplink/580hw2 firmware","peplink/710hw3 firmware","peplink/1350hw2 firmware","peplink/2500 firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.01794,"percentile":0.78298,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-06-06","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":42130,"kind":"exploit","title":"Peplink Balance Routers 7.0.0-build1904 - SQL Injection / Cross-Site Scripting / Information Disclosure","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42130","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/cgi/webapps/42130.txt","file":"exploits/cgi/webapps/42130.txt","published":"2017-06-06","added":"2017-06-06","updated":"2017-06-06","author":"X41 D-Sec GmbH","type":"webapps","platform":"cgi","port":443,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-8841","CVE-2017-8840","CVE-2017-8839","CVE-2017-8838","CVE-2017-8837","CVE-2017-8836","CVE-2017-8835"],"tags":"Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 1.8%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Jun/1","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42130/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-005-peplink/","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Jun/1","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42130/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2017-005-peplink/","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8838","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}