CVE-2017-15656 describes a critical vulnerability in Asuswrt (all versions <= 3.0.0.4.380.7743) where the HTTPd server stores user passwords in plaintext within NVRAM. This flaw carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating that an authenticated attacker can remotely access sensitive information with low complexity, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.0.0.4.380.7743CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:asus:asuswrt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.