VAR-201901-0862
Vulnerability from variot - Updated: 2023-12-18 12:28Pluto Safety PLC Gateway Ethernet devices in ABB GATE-E1 and GATE-E2 all versions allows an unauthenticated attacker using the administrative web interface to insert an HTML/Javascript payload into any of the device properties, which may allow an attacker to display/execute the payload in a visitor browser. ABB GATE-E1 and GATE-E2 Contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.Information may be obtained and information may be altered. ABBGATE-E1 and GATE-E2 are Ethernet gateway devices from ABB, Switzerland. A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in ABBGATE-E1 (EOL2013) and GATE-E2 (EOLOCT2018) that can be exploited by remote attackers to inject HTML/Javascript payloads into arbitrary device properties and display them in the guest's browser. Execution load. Attackers can exploit these issues to execute arbitrary code in the context of the browser, obtain sensitive information; other attacks may also be possible
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.