CVE-2016-6557 Cross-site request forgery in RP-AC52 Access Point
An attacker can trick a logged-in user into performing unauthorized actions on the ASUS RP-AC52 access point via a malicious request.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-6557?
CVE-2016-6557 is a high-severity vulnerability in ASUS RP-AC52 Access Point, published on 13 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In ASUS RP-AC52 access points with firmware version 1.0.1.1s and possibly earlier, the web interface, the web interface does not sufficiently verify whether a valid request was intentionally provided by the user. An attacker can perform actions with the same permissions as a victim user, provided the victim has an active session and is induced to trigger the malicious request.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6557?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Asus Ea-N66 Firmware, Asus Rp-Ac52 Firmware, Asus Rp-Ac56 Firmware, Asus Rp-N12 Firmware, Asus Rp-N14 Firmware, Asus Rp-N53 Firmware and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6557?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6557 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-6557 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6557 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in ASUS RP-AC52 Access Point
Sources
Also known as GHSA-74gx-pmhr-4vmq.