CVE-2023-27990

mediumpriority · track · 19EPSS 0.003 · 27 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.34% (27th) EPSS
CVSS 4.8 · medium
Is it mine?
43 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

The cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Zyxel ATP series firmware versions 4.32 through 5.35, USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.50 through 5.35, USG FLEX 50(W) firmware versions 4.16 through 5.35, USG20(W)-VPN firmware versions 4.16 through 5.35, and VPN series firmware versions 4.30 through 5.35, which could allow an authenticated attacker with administrator privileges to store malicious scripts in a vulnerable device. A successful XSS attack could then result in the stored malicious scripts being executed when the user visits the Logs page of the GUI on the device.

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8.8
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.4–8.8

v3.14.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.7 · impact 2.7
v3.18.8highAV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.14.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.14.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:Nsecondary · security@zyxel.com.twexploitability 1.7 · impact 2.7
v3.14.4mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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affected products (43)

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advisories (1)

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  • WID-SEC-W-2023-1070Zyxel Firewalls: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-04-24csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Zyxel Firewall ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial of Service zu verursachen, einen Cross Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen oder die Konfiguration zu manipulieren.

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published 2023-04-24modified 2026-06-17
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