CVE-2016-6558
The ASUS RP-AC52 access point, firmware version 1.0.1.1s and possibly earlier, is vulnerable to command injection
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
3.50% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- ASUS RP-AC52 Access Point
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/93596 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- kb.cert.org /vuls/id/763843 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-6558
- NVD: CVE-2016-6558
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