Security restrictions bypass in AsusWRT - CVE-2018-6000
Published: January 26, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10256
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6000
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Asus
Affected software:
AsusWRT
AsusWRT
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the do_vpnupload_post function in router/httpd/web.c in vpnupload.cgi. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP POST request and bypass security restrictions, set the admin password and launch an SSH daemon.
The weakness exists due to a flaw in the do_vpnupload_post function in router/httpd/web.c in vpnupload.cgi. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP POST request and bypass security restrictions, set the admin password and launch an SSH daemon.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-6000
Update to version 3.0.0.4.384_10007 or later.