CVE-2026-68583: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in openwrt luci
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
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.
CVE-2026-68583: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in openwrt 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
Affected software
openwrt
luci
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
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.
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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