What is CVE-2022-23970?

CVE-2022-23970 is a high-severity vulnerability in Asus Rt-ax56u, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2022-23970?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Asus Rt-ax56u

CVE-2022-23970

ASUS RT-AX56U’s update_json function has a path traversal vulnerability due to insufficient filtering for special characters in the URL parameter. An unauthenticated LAN attacker can overwrite a system file by uploading another file with t…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.001 (22.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Asus Rt-ax56u — versions 3.0.0.4.386.45898

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-5784-68aa3-1.html (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-23970?: CVE-2022-23970 is a high-severity vulnerability in Asus Rt-ax56u, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-23970?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.