What is CVE-2017-15656?

CVE-2017-15656 is a high-severity vulnerability in Asus Asuswrt, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-01-31.

How severe is CVE-2017-15656?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Asus Asuswrt

CVE-2017-15656

Password are stored in plaintext in nvram in the HTTPd server in all current versions (<= 3.0.0.4.380.7743) of Asus asuswrt.

EPSS: 0.015 (71.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Asus Asuswrt
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15656?: CVE-2017-15656 is a high-severity vulnerability in Asus Asuswrt, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-01-31.
How severe is CVE-2017-15656?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.