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CVE-2018-18320

Published: Oct 15, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
5.2%
Top 8.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

An issue was discovered in the Merlin.PHP component 0.6.6 for Asuswrt-Merlin devices. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands because exec.php has a popen call. NOTE: the vendor indicates that Merlin.PHP is designed only for use on a trusted intranet network, and intentionally allows remote code execution

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

n/an/a
rt-ac5300 firmwareasuswrt-merlin project
Embedded
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
rt ac1900p firmwareasuswrt-merlin project
Embedded
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
rt-ac68u firmwareasuswrt-merlin project
Embedded
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
rt-ac68p firmwareasuswrt-merlin project
Embedded
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
asuswrt-merlin projectoss-projectTWNetworking Infrastructureaka merlin firmware, asuswrt-merlin
and 10 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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References

https://github.com/qoli/Merlin.PHP/issues/26
github.com
http://blog.51cto.com/010bjsoft/2298828
blog.51cto.com

Timeline

Published
Oct 15, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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