What is CVE-2017-8878?

CVE-2017-8878 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Asus Rt-ac1750, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-05-10.

How severe is CVE-2017-8878?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-8878 known to be exploited?

5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Information disclosure in Asus Rt-ac1750

CVE-2017-8878

ASUS RT-AC* and RT-N* devices with firmware before 3.0.0.4.380.7378 allow remote authenticated users to discover the Wi-Fi password via WPS_info.xml.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.010 (59.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Asus Rt-ac1750
Asus Rt-ac1750_firmware — versions 3.0.0.4.380.7266
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8878?: CVE-2017-8878 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Asus Rt-ac1750, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-05-10.
How severe is CVE-2017-8878?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-8878 known to be exploited?: 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.