What is CVE-2018-18291?

CVE-2018-18291 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Asus Rt-Ac58u, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-10-14.

How severe is CVE-2018-18291?

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

Is CVE-2018-18291 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Asus Rt-Ac58u

CVE-2018-18291

A cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on ASUS RT-AC58U 3.0.0.4.380_6516 devices allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via Advanced_ASUSDDNS_Content.asp, Advanced_WSecurity_Content.asp, Advanced_Wireless_Content.asp, Logout.asp, Main_Login.asp, MobileQIS_Login.asp, QIS_wizard.htma, YandexDNS.asp, ajax_status.xml, apply.cgi, clients.asp, disk.asp, disk_utility.asp, or internet.asp.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.008 (53.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Asus Rt-ac58u
Asus Rt-ac58u_firmware — versions 3.0.0.4.380.6516
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18291?: CVE-2018-18291 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Asus Rt-Ac58u, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-10-14.
How severe is CVE-2018-18291?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-18291 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.