RCE in Asus Rt-N53

CVE-2022-31874

ASUS RT-N53 3.0.0.4.376.3754 has a command injection vulnerability in the SystemCmd parameter of the apply.cgi interface.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.191 (97.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Asus Rt-n53
Asus Rt-n53_firmware — versions 3.0.0.4.376.3754
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-31874?: CVE-2022-31874 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Asus Rt-N53, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-06-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-31874?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-31874 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.