PT-2022-16375 · Asus · Asus Rt-Ax56U

Hanpeng · Published 2022-04-07 · Updated 2022-04-14 · CVE-2022-23971

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.1

High

Base vector

AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions ASUS RT-AX56U (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a path traversal vulnerability in the update PLC/PORT file due to insufficient filtering for special characters in the URL parameter. This allows an unauthenticated LAN attacker to overwrite a system file by uploading another PLC/PORT file with the same file name, resulting in service disruption.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-23971

Affected Products

Asus Rt-Ax56U

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23971 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23971 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-5785-cf8db-1.html · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/40315 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/28961 · Telegram Post