THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2018-15887
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2018-15887

Dsl N12e C1 Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
3.7%
EPSS pct
89th
Exploited
No known
Main_Analysis_Content.asp in ASUS DSL-N12E_C1 1.1.2.3_345 is prone to Authenticated Remote Command Execution, which allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands via service parameters, such as shell metacharacters in the destIP parameter of a cmdMethod=ping request.
Affected vendor
Asus
Affected product
Dsl N12e C1 Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-78 — OS Command Injection
Published
2018-08-27

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2018-15887

  • Confirm whether Asus Dsl N12e C1 Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2018-15887.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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