RCE in Asus Ea-N66
CVE-2016-6558
A command injection vulnerability exists in apply.cgi on the ASUS RP-AC52 access point, firmware version 1.0.1.1s and possibly earlier, web interface specifically in the action_script parameter. The action_script parameter specifies a script to be executed if the action_mode parameter does not contain a valid state. If the input provided by action_script does not match one of the hard coded options, then it will be executed as the argument of either a system() or an eval() call allowing arbitrary commands to be executed.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.035 (88.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cret@cert.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6558?
- CVE-2016-6558 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Asus Ea-N66, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6558?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.