Asus RT-AC53 3.0.0.4.380.6038 HTTP Header Session Hijacking 7pk security

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A vulnerability has been found in Asus RT-AC53 3.0.0.4.380.6038 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component HTTP Header Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability (Session Hijacking). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-254. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Session hijack vulnerability in httpd in ASUS ASUSWRT on RT-AC53 3.0.0.4.380.6038 devices allows remote attackers to steal any active admin session by sending cgi_logout and asusrouter-Windows-IFTTT-1.0 in certain HTTP headers.

The bug was discovered 03/09/2017. The weakness was published 03/09/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-6549 since 03/08/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1211 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 Exploit-DB (41572). Similar entries are available at 97733, 97734, 103657 and 103658.

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Name: Session Hijacking
Class: 7pk security / Session Hijacking
CWE: CWE-254
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Vendor: asus.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-6549 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 96938 - Asus ASUSWRT Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-6549 - ASUS - Multiple Products - Session Hjack Issue

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/09/2017 20:30
Updated: 09/05/2020 16:59
Changes: 03/09/2017 20:30 (61), 09/05/2020 16:59 (8)
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