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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-17023

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability on ASUS GT-AC5300 routers with firmware through 3.0.0.4.384_32738 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change the administrator password via a request to…

HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.61%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability on ASUS GT-AC5300 routers with firmware through 3.0.0.4.384_32738 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change the administrator password via a request to start_apply.htm.

CVSS 3.0
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.61% probability · 48th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-352
Affected
asus/gt-ac5300 firmware
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.