Persistent Cross-Site Scripting in ALGO 8180 IP Audio Alerter

Publication date: 2026-01-23

Last updated on: 2026-02-13

Assigner: Zero Day Initiative

Description

ALGO 8180 IP Audio Alerter Web UI Persistent Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute web requests with a target user's privileges on affected installations of ALGO 8180 IP Audio Alerter devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the functionality for viewing the syslog. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can lead to the injection of an arbitrary script. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to interact with the application in the context of the target user. Was ZDI-CAN-28298.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-01-23

Last Modified

2026-02-13

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-01-23

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-0788

EUVD

EUVD-2026-4428

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
algosolutions	8180_ip_audio_alerter_firmware	5.5

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-79	The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in the ALGO 8180 IP Audio Alerter Web UI. It occurs because the syslog viewing functionality does not properly validate user-supplied data, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary scripts. This enables remote attackers to execute web requests with the privileges of the target user without needing to authenticate. [1]

Impact Analysis

An attacker exploiting this vulnerability can execute arbitrary web requests as the target user, potentially manipulating the application or its data. Although it does not impact confidentiality or availability, it can cause low integrity impact by allowing unauthorized actions within the application context. [1]

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