CVE-2018-20372
TP-Link TD-W8961ND devices allow XSS via the hostname of a DHCP client.
TP-Link TD-W8961ND devices allow XSS via the hostname of a DHCP client.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
TP-Link TD-W8961ND devices allow XSS via the hostname of a DHCP client.
- Record
CVE-2018-20372- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
TP-Link TD-W8961ND devices allow XSS via the hostname of a DHCP client.
- Record
CVE-2018-20372- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-12930 No score
TP-Link TD-W8961ND devices allow XSS via the hostname of a DHCP client.
- Record
EUVD-2018-12930- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2rx6-j2f4-924g
TP-Link TD-W8961ND devices allow XSS via the hostname of a DHCP client.
TP-Link TD-W8961ND devices allow XSS via the hostname of a DHCP client.
- Record
GHSA-2rx6-j2f4-924g- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-20372 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Tp-link Td-w8961nd Firmware, published December 23, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.59%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.