{"id":"CVE-2017-6549","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-6549","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T19:45:46.752Z","title":"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,…","description":"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.","published":"2017-03-09T09:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:22:33.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-287"],"affected":["asus/rt-ac53 firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.07552,"percentile":0.94488,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.06538,"percentile":0.93578},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.07552,"percentile":0.94241}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-03-08","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":41572,"kind":"exploit","title":"ASUSWRT RT-AC53 (3.0.0.4.380.6038) - Session Stealing","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41572","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/hardware/webapps/41572.txt","file":"exploits/hardware/webapps/41572.txt","published":"2017-03-08","added":"2017-03-10","updated":"2017-03-10","author":"Bruno Bierbaumer","type":"webapps","platform":"hardware","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-6549"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://bierbaumer.net/security/asuswrt/"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 7.6%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96938","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://asuswrt.lostrealm.ca/changelog","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://bierbaumer.net/security/asuswrt/#session-stealing","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41572/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96938","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://asuswrt.lostrealm.ca/changelog","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bierbaumer.net/security/asuswrt/#session-stealing","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41572/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6549","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}