Path traversal in RT-AX56U - CVE-2022-22054
Published: January 19, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59834
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22054
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the login function. A remote attacker on the local network can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
RT-AX56U
How to mitigate CVE-2022-22054
Install update from vendor's website.
RT-AX56U - update to 3.0.0.4.386.45934