CVE-2017-6549 describes a session hijacking vulnerability in httpd on numerous ASUS RT-series routers, as well as Asuswrt-Merlin firmware, allowing remote attackers to steal active administrator sessions. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) has a low attack complexity and requires no privileges, but does necessitate user interaction, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.0.4.380.6038CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac53_firmware:3.0.0.4.380.6038:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.