What is CVE-2017-12591?

CVE-2017-12591 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ASUS Dsl-N10s, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-08-18.

How severe is CVE-2017-12591?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in ASUS Dsl-N10s

CVE-2017-12591

ASUS DSL-N10S V2.1.16_APAC devices have reflected and stored cross site scripting, as demonstrated by the snmpSysName parameter.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2017-08-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (41.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

ASUS Dsl-N10s
ASUS Dsl-N10s Firmware — versions v2.1.16_apac

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

iscouncil.blogspot.com/2017/08/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-asus.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12591?: CVE-2017-12591 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ASUS Dsl-N10s, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2017-12591?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.