CSRF Vulnerability in ASUS GT-AC5300 Routers
CVE-2018-17023

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Asus
Status
Gt-ac5300 Firmware
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 September 2018

Summary

The ASUS GT-AC5300 router, with firmware versions up to 3.0.0.4.384_32738, is susceptible to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. This flaw permits remote attackers to exploit the authentication mechanism of administrators, allowing unauthorized changes to the administrator password through crafted requests sent to start_apply.htm. Proper validation of requests is essential to mitigate this security risk.

References

https://github.com/PAGalaxyLab/VulInfo/blob/master/ASUS/c...
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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