CVE-2016-6558

Critical

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductAsus Rp-ac52 Firmware
PublishedJul 13, 2018
First seenJul 13, 2018

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
asus rp-ac52_firmwarev ≤ 1.0.1.1s—
asus ea-n66_firmwareNo range specified—
asus rp-n12_firmwareNo range specified—
asus rp-n14_firmwareNo range specified—
asus rp-n53_firmwareNo range specified—
asus rp-ac56_firmwareNo range specified—
asus wmp-n12_firmwareNo range specified—

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