CVE-2018-0679

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-11-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in multiple FXC Inc. network devices (Managed Ethernet switch FXC5210/5218/5224 firmware prior to version Ver1.00.22, Managed Ethernet switch FXC5426F firmware prior to version Ver1.00.06, Managed Ethernet switch FXC5428 firmware prior to version Ver1.00.07, Power over Ethernet (PoE) switch FXC5210PE/5218PE/5224PE firmware prior to version Ver1.00.14, and Wireless LAN router AE1021/AE1021PE firmware all versions) allows attacker with administrator rights to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the administrative page.

Affected products

Fxc Ae1021 Firmware: all versions
Fxc Ae1021Pe Firmware: all versions
Fxc5210 Firmware: before 1.00.22 — fixed in 1.00.22
Fxc5210Pe Firmware: before 1.00.14 — fixed in 1.00.14
Fxc5218 Firmware: before 1.00.22 — fixed in 1.00.22
Fxc5218Pe Firmware: before 1.00.14 — fixed in 1.00.14
Fxc5224 Firmware: before 1.00.22 — fixed in 1.00.22
Fxc5224Pe Firmware: before 1.00.14 — fixed in 1.00.14
Fxc5426F Firmware: before 1.00.06 — fixed in 1.00.06
Fxc5428 Firmware: before 1.00.07 — fixed in 1.00.07

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Fxc5210 Firmware 1.00.22; Fxc5210Pe Firmware 1.00.14; Fxc5218 Firmware 1.00.22; Fxc5218Pe Firmware 1.00.14; Fxc5224 Firmware 1.00.22; Fxc5224Pe Firmware 1.00.14; Fxc5426F Firmware 1.00.06; Fxc5428 Firmware 1.00.07. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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