Asus AsusWRT up to 3.0.0.4.380.7743 HTTPd Server Password credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Asus AsusWRT up to 3.0.0.4.380.7743 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component HTTPd Server. Such manipulation leads to credentials management (Password). This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-15656. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Asus AsusWRT up to 3.0.0.4.380.7743 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component HTTPd Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability (Password). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-255. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Password are stored in plaintext in nvram in the HTTPd server in all current versions (<= 3.0.0.4.380.7743) of Asus asuswrt.

The bug was discovered 01/14/2018. The weakness was released 01/31/2018 as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-15656 since 10/19/2017. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 17 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-112673 and VDB-112675. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Password
Class: Credentials management / Password
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/19/2017 🔍
01/14/2018 +87 days 🔍
01/31/2018 +17 days 🔍
01/31/2018 +0 days 🔍
02/01/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/03/2023 +1828 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: asus.com

Advisory: 145921
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-15656 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-15656
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112676
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/01/2018 07:55
Updated: 02/03/2023 10:14
Changes: 02/01/2018 07:55 (60), 12/31/2019 15:39 (1), 02/03/2023 10:14 (3)
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