A vulnerability has been found in Asus RT-G32 2.0.3.2 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file start_apply.htm of the component Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the ASUS RT-G32 routers with firmware 2.0.2.6 and 2.0.3.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change the administrator password via a request to start_apply.htm.

The weakness was disclosed 03/23/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at websecurity.com.ua. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-2676 since 03/23/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

By approaching the search of inurl:start_apply.htm it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 73294†). The entry VDB-74457 is pretty similar.

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• Asus

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• RT-G32

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• 2.0.3.2

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• commercial

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