# CVE-2021-43702: ASUS RT-A88U 3.0.0.4.386\_45898 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS).

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-07-05 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.asus.com/uk/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-Routers/ASUS-WiFi-Routers/RT-AC88U/
- https://www.kroll.com/en/insights/publications/cyber/cve-2021-43702-from-discovery-to-patch

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