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

CriticalCVSS 9.8 EPSS 3.5%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

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.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
ASUS rp-ac52 firmware <= 1.0.1.1s No fix listed
ASUS ea-n66 firmware All versions No fix listed
ASUS rp-n12 firmware All versions No fix listed
ASUS rp-n14 firmware All versions No fix listed
ASUS rp-n53 firmware All versions No fix listed
ASUS rp-ac56 firmware All versions No fix listed
ASUS wmp-n12 firmware All versions No fix listed
ASUS RP-AC52 Access Point = 1.0.1.1s No fix listed

References

  • VU#763843 third-party-advisory us-government-resource
  • 93596 third-party-advisory vdb-entry