7.5
HIGH
CVE-2020-23648
Asus RT-N12E Incorrect Authentication Weakness
Description

Asus RT-N12E 2.0.0.39 is affected by an incorrect access control vulnerability. Through system.asp / start_apply.htm, an attacker can change the administrator password without any authentication.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 19, 2022, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:13 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-23648 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-23648 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-n12e_firmware
2 Asus rt-n12e
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-23648.

URL Resource
https://gist.github.com/ninj4c0d3r/574d2753d469e4ba51dfe555d9c2d4fb Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.asus.com/Networking/RTN12E/HelpDesk_BIOS/ Product Vendor Advisory
https://www.shodan.io/search?query=rt-n12e Third Party Advisory
https://gist.github.com/ninj4c0d3r/574d2753d469e4ba51dfe555d9c2d4fb Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.asus.com/Networking/RTN12E/HelpDesk_BIOS/ Product Vendor Advisory
https://www.shodan.io/search?query=rt-n12e Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 6 months, 2 weeks ago
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Born at : Sept. 30, 2022, 12:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 9 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-23648 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-23648 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 https://gist.github.com/ninj4c0d3r/574d2753d469e4ba51dfe555d9c2d4fb
    Added Reference https://www.asus.com/Networking/RTN12E/HelpDesk_BIOS/
    Added Reference https://www.shodan.io/search?query=rt-n12e
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 24, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://gist.github.com/ninj4c0d3r/574d2753d469e4ba51dfe555d9c2d4fb No Types Assigned https://gist.github.com/ninj4c0d3r/574d2753d469e4ba51dfe555d9c2d4fb Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.asus.com/Networking/RTN12E/HelpDesk_BIOS/ No Types Assigned https://www.asus.com/Networking/RTN12E/HelpDesk_BIOS/ Product, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.shodan.io/search?query=rt-n12e No Types Assigned https://www.shodan.io/search?query=rt-n12e Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-306
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-n12e_firmware:2.0.0.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-n12e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2020-23648 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.

0.11 }} 0.03%

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0.45295

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