CVE-2018-9285 Command injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands on ASUS routers via the pingCNT and destIP fields in the apply.cgi endpoint.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-9285?
CVE-2018-9285 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Main_Analysis_Content.asp in /apply.cgi on ASUS RT-AC66U, RT-AC68U, RT-AC86U, RT-AC88U, RT-AC1900, RT-AC2900, and RT-AC3100 devices before 3.0.0.4.384_10007; RT-N18U devices before 3.0.0.4.382.39935; RT-AC87U and RT-AC3200 devices before 3.0.0.4.382.50010; and RT-AC5300 devices before 3.0.0.4.384.20287 allows OS command injection via the pingCNT and destIP fields of the SystemCmd variable.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-9285?
It affects 11 products.
Products include Asus Rt-Ac1900 Firmware, Asus Rt-Ac2900 Firmware, Asus Rt-Ac3100 Firmware, Asus Rt-Ac3200 Firmware, Asus Rt-Ac5300 Firmware, Asus Rt-Ac66u Firmware and 5 more.
How do I fix CVE-2018-9285?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-9285 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2018-9285 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9285 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8g7r-fwgg-5qfg.