PT-2022-8690 · Asus · Asus Rt-N12+

Ninj4C0D3R · Published 2022-10-19 · Updated 2025-05-09 · CVE-2020-23648

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Asus RT-N12E version 2.0.0.39

Description The issue is related to incorrect access control. An attacker can change the administrator password without authentication through the "system.asp" and "start apply.htm" API endpoints.

Recommendations For Asus RT-N12E version 2.0.0.39, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "system.asp" and "start apply.htm" API endpoints until a patch is available. Avoid using these endpoints to change the administrator password until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Missing Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-306

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-23648

Affected Products

Asus Rt-N12+

References · 7

• 🔥 https://gist.github.com/ninj4c0d3r/574d2753d469e4ba51dfe555d9c2d4fb · Exploit
• https://asus.com/Networking/RTN12E/HelpDesk_BIOS · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-23648 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-23648 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/51768 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/121568 · Telegram Post
• https://shodan.io/search?query=rt-n12e · Note