CRITICAL
An issue was discovered in AsusWRT before 3.0.0.4.384_10007
Published Jan 22, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 87.26%
Description
An issue was discovered in AsusWRT before 3.0.0.4.384_10007. In the handle_request function in router/httpd/httpd.c, processing of POST requests continues even if authentication fails.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
87.26% 0.87264
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.87264
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (27 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 87.26% (0.87264) | 99.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 87.26% (0.87264) | 99.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 82.24% (0.82243) | 99.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 87.26% (0.87264) | 99.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 82.24% (0.82243) | 99.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 87.26% (0.87264) | 99.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 82.24% (0.82243) | 99.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 87.26% (0.87264) | 99.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 82.24% (0.82243) | 99.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 87.41% (0.87410) | 99.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 90.79% (0.90791) | 99.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 89.54% (0.89538) | 99.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 90.92% (0.90925) | 99.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 25.36% (0.25360) | 96.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 25.36% (0.25360) | 96.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 18, 2023 | 32.02% (0.32024) | 96.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 6, 2023 | 54.80% (0.54798) | 97.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 15, 2023 | 62.07% (0.62065) | 97.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2023 | 68.78% (0.68783) | 97.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 79.18% (0.79176) | 97.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 29.51% (0.29514) | 96.58th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 29.51% (0.29514) | 98.44th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 29.51% (0.29514) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3589 x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/asuswrt-lan-rce.txt x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/exploits/metasploit/asuswrt_lan_rce.rb x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43881/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44176/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3589 | x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/asuswrt-lan-rce.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/exploits/metasploit/asuswrt_lan_rce.rb | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43881/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44176/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 22, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 22, 2018
Link CVE-2018-5999
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a