What is CVE-2017-12590?

CVE-2017-12590 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ASUS Rt-N14uhp, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-03-16.

How severe is CVE-2017-12590?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in ASUS Rt-N14uhp

CVE-2017-12590

ASUS RT-N14UHP devices before 3.0.0.4.380.8015 have a reflected XSS vulnerability in the "flag" parameter.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2018-03-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (49.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

iscouncil.blogspot.com/2018/03/asus-rt-n14uhp-cross-site-scripting.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12590?: CVE-2017-12590 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ASUS Rt-N14uhp, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2017-12590?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.