What is CVE-2020-29655?

CVE-2020-29655 is a high-severity vulnerability in Asus Rt-Ac88u, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-12-09.

How severe is CVE-2020-29655?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Asus Rt-Ac88u

CVE-2020-29655

An injection vulnerability exists in RT-AC88U Download Master before 3.1.0.108. Accessing Main_Login.asp?flag=1&productname=FOOBAR&url=/downloadmaster/task.asp will redirect to the login site, which will show the value of the parameter productname within the title. An attacker might be able to influence the appearance of the login page, aka text injection.

EPSS: 0.009 (56.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-29655?: CVE-2020-29655 is a high-severity vulnerability in Asus Rt-Ac88u, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-12-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-29655?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.