# CVE-2023-31195: Security feature bypass in ASUS Router RT-AX3000

> Attackers can hijack user sessions via man-in-the-middle attacks on unencrypted connections due to missing Secure cookie attributes in ASUS router firmware.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 13 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 3 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p4qc-734h-4fcp

## What is CVE-2023-31195?

CVE-2023-31195 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ASUS Router RT-AX3000, published on 13 Jun 2023. 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

ASUS Router RT-AX3000 Firmware versions prior to 3.0.0.4.388.23403 uses sensitive cookies without 'Secure' attribute. When an attacker is in a position to be able to mount a man-in-the-middle attack, and a user is tricked to log into the affected device through an unencrypted ('http') connection, the user's session may be hijacked.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-31195?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Asus Rt-Ax3000 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-31195?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-31195 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-31195 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-31195 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ASUS Router RT-AX3000

- [CVE-2021-3229](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3229/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-31195 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-31195 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ASUS Router RT-AX3000, published on 13 Jun 2023. 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-2023-31195 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ASUS Router RT-AX3000. 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-2023-31195/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31195/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31195
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31195
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-31195

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31195/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.