Asus RT-N12+ B1 UART Interface access control

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Asus RT-N12+ B1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component UART Interface. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-28326. An attack on the physical device is feasible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Asus RT-N12+ B1 (affected version unknown). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component UART Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Incorrect Access Control in Asus RT-N12+ B1 routers allows local attackers to obtain root terminal access via the the UART interface.

This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-28326 since 03/08/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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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• Asus

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• RT-N12+ B1

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.asus.com/

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