Vulnerability in ASUS Asuswrt
CVE-2018-5999
An issue was discovered in AsusWRT before 3.0.0.4.384_10007. In the handle_request function in router/httpd/httpd.c, processing of POST requests continues even if authentication fails.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.876 (99.8th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.873 · newest: 0.876 · change: +0.004
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/asuswrt-lan-rce.txt (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44176/ (exploit)
- blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3589 (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43881/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/exploits/metasploit/asuswrt_lan_rce… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5999?
- CVE-2018-5999 is a critical-severity vulnerability in ASUS Asuswrt. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-22.
- How severe is CVE-2018-5999?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-5999 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.