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CVE-2018-8878

Published: Feb 27, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-200
NVD MITRE
5.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.5%
Top 30.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Information disclosure in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware for ASUS devices older than 384.4 and ASUS firmware before 3.0.0.4.382.50470 for devices allows remote attackers to acquire information on internal network devices' hostnames and MAC addresses by reading the custom_id variable on the blocking.asp page.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

asuswrt-merlinasuswrt-merlin
Embedded
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
asus firmwareasusHardware Firmware
n/an/a
asuswrt-merlinoss-projectNetworking Infrastructureaka asuswrt-merlin new gen, new gen
asuscommercialTWHardware Firmwareaka asus tek

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://github.com/outofhere/Research/blob/master/2018/Asus/cve_notes.md
github.com

Timeline

Published
Feb 27, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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