In ASUS RP-AC52 access points with firmware version 1.0.1.1s and possibly earlier, the web interface, the web interface does not sufficiently verify whether a valid request was intentionally provided by the user. An attacker can perform actions with the same permissions as a victim user, provided the victim has an active session and is induced to trigger the malicious request.
Published 2018-07-13 20:29:01
Updated 2019-10-09 23:19:15
Source CERT/CC
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)

Products affected by CVE-2016-6557

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6557

0.12%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 46 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-6557

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.8
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.6
6.4
NIST
8.8
HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.8
5.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2016-6557

  • The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request.
    Assigned by:
    • cret@cert.org (Secondary)
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2016-6557

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