CVEvulnerability

CVE-2022-23971

8.1 HIGH Published 2022-04-07 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2022-04-07
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
8.1 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
8.1 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.8 MEDIUM — AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-22

Description

ASUS RT-AX56U’s update_PLC/PORT file 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 PLC/PORT file with the same file name, which results in service disruption.

Affected configurations

• asus rt-ax56u firmware 3.0.0.4.386.45898

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness

References