The ASUS RP-AC52 access point, firmware version 1.0.1.1s and possibly earlier, is vulnerable to command injection
CVE-2016-6558

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Asus
Status
Rp-ac52 Access Point
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 July 2018

What is CVE-2016-6558?

A command injection vulnerability exists in apply.cgi on the ASUS RP-AC52 access point, firmware version 1.0.1.1s and possibly earlier, web interface specifically in the action_script parameter. The action_script parameter specifies a script to be executed if the action_mode parameter does not contain a valid state. If the input provided by action_script does not match one of the hard coded options, then it will be executed as the argument of either a system() or an eval() call allowing arbitrary commands to be executed.

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Affected Version(s)

RP-AC52 Access Point 1.0.1.1s

References

https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93596
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https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/763843
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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