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CRITICAL
CVE-2018-9285
ASUS Router Command Injection Vulnerability
Description

Main_Analysis_Content.asp in /apply.cgi on ASUS RT-AC66U, RT-AC68U, RT-AC86U, RT-AC88U, RT-AC1900, RT-AC2900, and RT-AC3100 devices before 3.0.0.4.384_10007; RT-N18U devices before 3.0.0.4.382.39935; RT-AC87U and RT-AC3200 devices before 3.0.0.4.382.50010; and RT-AC5300 devices before 3.0.0.4.384.20287 allows OS command injection via the pingCNT and destIP fields of the SystemCmd variable.

INFO

Published Date :

April 4, 2018, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-9285 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Asus rt-ac88u_firmware
2 Asus rt-ac86u_firmware
3 Asus rt-ac66u_firmware
4 Asus rt-ac1900_firmware
5 Asus rt-ac2900_firmware
6 Asus rt-ac3100_firmware
7 Asus rt-ac5300_firmware
8 Asus rt-ac68u_firmware
9 Asus rt-ac87u_firmware
10 Asus rt-ac68u
11 Asus rt-ac87u
12 Asus rt-n18u_firmware
13 Asus rt-ac3200_firmware
14 Asus rt-ac66u
15 Asus rt-ac86u
16 Asus rt-ac88u
17 Asus rt-ac1900
18 Asus rt-ac2900
19 Asus rt-ac3100
20 Asus rt-n18u
21 Asus rt-ac3200
22 Asus rt-ac5300

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-9285 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160049/ASUS-TM-AC1900-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html
    Added Reference https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-216
    Added Reference https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/fortiguard-labs-discovers-vulnerability-in-asus-router.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 13, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160049/ASUS-TM-AC1900-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/fortiguard-labs-discovers-vulnerability-in-asus-router.html No Types Assigned https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/fortiguard-labs-discovers-vulnerability-in-asus-router.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-216 No Types Assigned https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-216 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-78
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac66u_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.0.0.4.384.10007 OR cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-ac66u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac68u_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.0.0.4.384.10007 OR cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-ac68u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac86u_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.0.0.4.384.10007 OR cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-ac86u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac88u_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.0.0.4.384.10007 OR cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-ac88u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac1900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.0.0.4.384.10007 OR cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-ac1900:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac2900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.0.0.4.384.10007 OR cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-ac2900:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac3100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.0.0.4.384.10007 OR cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-ac3100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-n18u_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.0.0.4.382.39935 OR cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-n18u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac87u_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.0.0.4.382.50010 OR cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-ac87u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac3200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.0.0.4.382.50010 OR cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-ac3200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac5300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.0.0.4.384.20287 OR cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-ac5300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-9285 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.33 }} 0.39%

score

0.85708

percentile

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