CVE-2018-17023 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting ASUS GT-AC5300 routers with firmware up to version 3.0.0.4.384_32738. This flaw allows remote attackers to hijack an administrator's authenticated session to change the administrator password via a crafted request to start_apply.htm. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.0.0.4.384_32738CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:asus:gt-ac5300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.