CVE-2022-23970

CWE-22 — Path Traversal3 documents3 sources
Severity
8.1HIGH
EPSS
0.1%
top 77.55%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Asus Rt-ax56uAsus Rt-ax56u Firmware
Timeline
PublishedApr 7
Latest updateApr 8

Description

ASUS RT-AX56U’s update_json function has a path traversal vulnerability due to insufficient filtering for special characters in the URL parameter. An unauthenticated LAN attacker can overwrite a system file by uploading another file with the same file name, which results in service disruption.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5asus/rt-ax56u3.0.0.4.386.45898
▶NVDasus/rt-ax56u_firmware3.0.0.4.386.45898

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-cwwx-6vwp-h7pf: ASUS RT-AX56U’s update_json function has a path traversal vulnerability due to insufficient filtering for special characters in the URL parameter↗2022-04-08
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CVEList
ASUS RT-AX56U - Path Traversal↗2022-04-07
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