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CVE-2026-68583: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in openwrt luci

0
Medium
Published: 08/02/2026 (08/02/2026, 12:15:29 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: openwrt
Product: luci

Description

luci-app-adblock-fast before 1.2.4-4 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the blocklist name field that allows lower-privileged users to inject active HTML. When an administrator views the AdBlock Fast status page, the injected payload executes in the administrator's browser under the LuCI origin.

CVSS v4.0

Score 5.1medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Passive
Vuln. Confidentiality
Low
Vuln. Integrity
Low
Vuln. Availability
None
Subsq. Confidentiality
Low
Subsq. Integrity
Low
Subsq. Availability
None
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Affected software

openwrt

luci

Affected versions
>=0 <1.2.4-4
GitHub Actionsmore threats →ai
openwrt/luci-app-adblock-fast
pkg:github/openwrt/luci-app-adblock-fast
Affected versions
<1.2.4-4

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/17/2026, 14:18:39 UTC

Technical Analysis

The vulnerability CVE-2026-68583 is a stored cross-site scripting issue in OpenWrt's luci-app-adblock-fast before version 1.2.4-4. It arises from improper neutralization of input in the blocklist name field, which permits lower-privileged users to inject active HTML code. This injected code executes when an administrator accesses the AdBlock Fast status page, running in the context of the LuCI web interface. This could potentially allow an attacker to perform actions with the administrator's privileges in the browser session. No official remediation level or patch information is provided in the available data.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability allows lower-privileged users to inject malicious HTML that executes in the administrator's browser when viewing the affected page. This can lead to unauthorized actions performed with the administrator's browser privileges within the LuCI interface. The impact is limited to the web interface context and requires the administrator to view the compromised page. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or remediation level is provided, administrators should monitor vendor communications for updates. Until a fix is available, restrict access to the AdBlock Fast status page to trusted users only and consider limiting lower-privileged user capabilities to modify blocklist names.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
VulnCheck
Date Reserved
2026-07-31T11:56:29.760Z
Cvss Version
4.0
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6a6f3c9fbf32cb7a348adf7f

Added to database: 08/02/2026, 12:48:31 UTC

Last enriched: 08/17/2026, 14:18:39 UTC

Last updated: 09/15/2026, 22:01:36 UTC

Views: 61

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