A vulnerability was found in Asus RT-AX82U 3.0.0.4.386_49674-ge182230. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file get_IFTTTTtoken.cgi of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use of a key past its expiration date vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-324. The product uses a cryptographic key or password past its expiration date, which diminishes its safety significantly by increasing the timing window for cracking attacks against that key. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the get_IFTTTTtoken.cgi functionality of Asus RT-AX82U 3.0.0.4.386_49674-ge182230. A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to full administrative access to the device. An attacker would need to send a series of HTTP requests to exploit this vulnerability.

The weakness was presented 01/11/2023 as TALOS-2022-1586. The advisory is shared at talosintelligence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-35401 since 07/26/2022. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/11/2023). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600.001 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• RT-AX82U

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• 3.0.0.4.386_49674-ge182230

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• commercial

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