Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-20714 is a stored cross-site scripting issue in multiple NETGEAR routers, gateways, extenders, and Orbi WiFi systems. A malicious change stored in the device interface could later run in another user's browser. The CVSS score is medium, with high privileges and user interaction required.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority router hygiene issue. Prioritize internet-facing or broadly administered devices, but do not treat it as confirmed exploited based on the provided sources.
Technical view
The CVE describes stored XSS affecting listed NETGEAR models before specific firmware releases. CVSS 3.0 is 4.8: network reachable, low complexity, high privileges required, user interaction required, changed scope, and low confidentiality and integrity impact. No CWE is provided in the bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations or users running the named NETGEAR models below the fixed firmware versions. The source bundle does not identify affected CPEs beyond the model and firmware list, so asset inventory and firmware validation are necessary.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV inclusion or cite active exploitation. The CVSS vector indicates exploitation requires high privileges and user interaction, which lowers urgency compared with unauthenticated router vulnerabilities, but stored XSS can still affect administrators managing vulnerable devices.
Researcher notes
The bundle provides fixed-version thresholds but not parameter names, affected UI paths, proof-of-concept details, or exploitation telemetry. Validation should stay version-based unless NETGEAR publishes more specific testing guidance.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade affected NETGEAR devices to the fixed firmware versions or later.
- Check NETGEAR advisory guidance for each exact model before remediation.
- Replace devices that cannot be updated to a non-vulnerable firmware.
- Limit administrative access while remediation is planned.
Validation and detection
- Inventory NETGEAR devices and match models against the affected list.
- Record current firmware versions for each matching device.
- Compare versions with the fixed releases listed in the CVE description.
- After updating, verify the device reports the expected firmware version.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.8 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:L/PR:H/S:C/UI:R
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:L/PR:H/S:C/UI:R1.72.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
4.8MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:L/PR:H/S:C/UI:R
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://kb.netgear.com/000061214/Security-Advisory-for-Stored-Cross-Site-Scripting-on-Some-Routers-Gateways-and-WiFi-System-PSV-2018-0249CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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CWE details
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