# CVE-2018-0647: Cross-site request forgery in WL-330NUL

> Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions via CSRF, allowing unauthorized control of the ASUS WL-330NUL router.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Sep 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r3qg-8jc3-g2mr

## What is CVE-2018-0647?

CVE-2018-0647 is a high-severity vulnerability in ASUS Japan Inc. WL-330NUL, published on 7 Sep 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

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WL-330NUL Firmware version prior to 3.0.0.46 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0647?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Asus Wl-330nul Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-0647?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0647 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-0647 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0647 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ASUS Japan Inc. WL-330NUL

- [CVE-2015-7788](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7788/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2015-7790](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7790/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2015-7787](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7787/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-0647 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-0647 is a high-severity vulnerability in ASUS Japan Inc. WL-330NUL, published on 7 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0647 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ASUS Japan Inc. WL-330NUL. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0647/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0647/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0647
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0647
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0647

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