{"id":"CVE-2019-12513","aliases":["EUVD-2019-4108","GHSA-cr2m-4x82-8gw2"],"status":"published","title":"Stored XSS via DHCP Discover Request Hostname","description":"In NETGEAR Nighthawk X10-R900 prior to 1.0.4.24, by sending a DHCP discover request containing a malicious hostname field, an attacker may execute stored XSS attacks against this device. When the malicious DHCP request is received, the device will generate a log entry containing the malicious hostname. This log entry may then be viewed at Advanced settings-\u003eAdministration-\u003eLogs to trigger the exploit. Although this value is inserted into a textarea tag, converted to all-caps, and limited in length, attacks are still possible.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.0084,"percentile":0.5828,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-79"],"published":"2020-02-24T18:16:30Z","modified":"2026-06-17T02:14:47Z","products":[{"vendor":"netgear","product":"nighthawk_x10-r9000_firmware"}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.ise.io/casestudies/sohopelessly-broken-2-0/","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12513"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cr2m-4x82-8gw2"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2019-12513","title":"Stored XSS via DHCP Discover Request Hostname","description":"In NETGEAR Nighthawk X10-R900 prior to 1.0.4.24, by sending a DHCP discover request containing a malicious hostname field, an attacker may execute stored XSS attacks against this device. When the malicious DHCP request is received, the device will generate a log entry containing the malicious hostname. This log entry may then be viewed at Advanced settings-\u003eAdministration-\u003eLogs to trigger the exploit. Although this value is inserted into a textarea tag, converted to all-caps, and limited in length, attacks are still possible.","status":"published","published":"2020-02-24T18:16:30Z","modified":"2024-08-04T23:24:38.504Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:20:23.697579Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2019-4108","description":"In NETGEAR Nighthawk X10-R900 prior to 1.0.4.24, by sending a DHCP discover request containing a malicious hostname field, an attacker may execute stored XSS attacks against this device. When the malicious DHCP request is received, the device will generate a log entry containing the malicious hostname. This log entry may then be viewed at Advanced settings-\u003eAdministration-\u003eLogs to trigger the exploit. Although this value is inserted into a textarea tag, converted to all-caps, and limited in length, attacks are still possible.","status":"published","published":"2020-02-24T18:16:30Z","modified":"2024-08-04T23:24:38Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T02:40:45.973526Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-cr2m-4x82-8gw2","title":"In NETGEAR Nighthawk X10-R900 prior to 1.0.4.24, by sending a DHCP discover request containing a...","description":"In NETGEAR Nighthawk X10-R900 prior to 1.0.4.24, by sending a DHCP discover request containing a malicious hostname field, an attacker may execute stored XSS attacks against this device. When the malicious DHCP request is received, the device will generate a log entry containing the malicious hostname. This log entry may then be viewed at Advanced settings-\u003eAdministration-\u003eLogs to trigger the exploit. Although this value is inserted into a textarea tag, converted to all-caps, and limited in length, attacks are still possible.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-24T17:09:31Z","modified":"2023-01-29T05:01:29Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:44:50.331765Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2019-12513","description":"In NETGEAR Nighthawk X10-R900 prior to 1.0.4.24, by sending a DHCP discover request containing a malicious hostname field, an attacker may execute stored XSS attacks against this device. When the malicious DHCP request is received, the device will generate a log entry containing the malicious hostname. This log entry may then be viewed at Advanced settings-\u003eAdministration-\u003eLogs to trigger the exploit. Although this value is inserted into a textarea tag, converted to all-caps, and limited in length, attacks are still possible.","status":"published","published":"2020-02-24T19:15:13.667Z","modified":"2026-06-17T02:14:47.81Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":4.3,"vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:05:43.875329Z"}]}}