CVE-2018-5999

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in AsusWRT before 3.0.0.4.384_10007. In the handle_request function in router/httpd/httpd.c, processing of POST requests continues even if authentication fails.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 90.92% Top 5%

Third-Party Advisory securiteam.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory githubusercontent.com Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/asuswrt-lan-rce.txt	third party advisory exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44176/	exploit
https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3589	third party advisory exploit technical description
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43881/	third party advisory vdb entry exploit
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/exploits/metasploit/asuswrt_lan_rce.rb	third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-5999?: CVE-2018-5999 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-5999?: To fix CVE-2018-5999, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-5999 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2018-5999 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~91% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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