P1 FirmwareOperating system · Kiloview

CVE-2023-41922

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-07-02
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A 'Cross-site Scripting' (XSS) vulnerability, characterized by improper input neutralization during web page generation, has been discovered. This vulnerability allows for Stored XSS attacks to occur. Multiple areas within the administration interface of the webserver lack adequate input validation, resulting in multiple instances of Stored XSS vulnerabilities.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A stored XSS vulnerability exists in multiple areas of the administration interface of a webserver due to improper input validation. User-supplied data is not properly neutralized before being rendered in web pages, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts that persist on the server.

MitigationImplement proper input validation and output encoding across all input fields in the administration interface to neutralize malicious scripts before they are stored and rendered.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
P1 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
P2 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify device model and firmware version
    Log into the administration interface and navigate to System Settings or Device Info to view the model number and firmware version
    Affected if The device is a Kiloview P1 or P2 with any firmware version
  2. Confirm admin interface is accessible
    Access the web-based administration interface via the device IP address on the local network
    Affected if The admin interface is reachable on the network
  3. Check for stored XSS in admin input fields
    Examine the HTML source of admin pages (such as network settings, device name, or configuration fields) for any unexpected script tags, iframe tags, or JavaScript event handlers that may have been injected into stored values
    Affected if Malicious script tags or event handlers appear in the rendered HTML of admin pages from data that should have been sanitized
  4. Review server responses for unsanitized output
    Submit test input containing characters like <script> or javascript: in admin form fields, then view the page source or inspect the response to see if characters are rendered as-is without encoding
    Affected if Special characters are rendered unescaped in the admin interface output

You are affected if you have a Kiloview P1 or P2 device with the admin interface accessible and unsanitized user input is rendered in web pages.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper input validation and output encoding across all input fields in the administration interface to neutralize malicious scripts before they are stored and rendered.

Fix this in P1 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation16.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
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