CVE-2017-6549
HIGH EXPLOITED IN THE WILDAsus Rt-ac53 Firmware - Authentication Bypass
Title source: ruleDescription
Session hijack vulnerability in httpd on ASUS RT-N56U, RT-N66U, RT-AC66U, RT-N66R, RT-AC66R, RT-AC68U, RT-AC68R, RT-N66W, RT-AC66W, RT-AC87R, RT-AC87U, RT-AC51U, RT-AC68P, RT-N11P, RT-N12+, RT-N12E B1, RT-AC3200, RT-AC53U, RT-AC1750, RT-AC1900P, RT-N300, and RT-AC750 routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.380.7378; RT-AC68W routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.380.7266; and RT-N600, RT-N12+ B1, RT-N11P B1, RT-N12VP B1, RT-N12E C1, RT-N300 B1, and RT-N12+ Pro routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.380.9488; and Asuswrt-Merlin firmware before 380.65_2 allows remote attackers to steal any active admin session by sending cgi_logout and asusrouter-Windows-IFTTT-1.0 in certain HTTP headers.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
by Bruno Bierbaumer · textwebappshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41572
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit
x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41572/
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://asuswrt.lostrealm.ca/changelog
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96938
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bierbaumer.net/security/asuswrt/#session-stealing
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.2452
EPSS Percentile
96.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
VulnCheck KEV
2018-07-13
InTheWild.io
2018-07-01
CWE
CWE-287
Status
published
Products (1)
asus/rt-ac53_firmware
3.0.0.4.380.6038
Published
Mar 09, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026