VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-15656
Password are stored in plaintext in nvram in the HTTPd server in all current versions (<= 3.0.0.4.380.7743) of Asus asuswrt.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.47%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.47%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Password are stored in plaintext in nvram in the HTTPd server in all current versions (<= 3.0.0.4.380.7743) of Asus asuswrt.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.47% probability · 74th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-522
- Affected
- asus/asuswrt
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145921/ASUSWRT-3.0.0.4.382.18495-Session-Hijacking-Information-Disclosure.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jan/63Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145921/ASUSWRT-3.0.0.4.382.18495-Session-Hijacking-Information-Disclosure.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jan/63Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.