CVE-2020-15498

An issue was discovered on ASUS RT-AC1900P routers before 3.0.0.4.385_20253. The router accepts an arbitrary server certificate for a firmware update. The culprit is the --no-check-certificate option passed to wget tool used to download firmware update files.

CVSS v3 5.9 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/security-resources/security-advisories/?fid=27440	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac1900p_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-ac1900p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2020-08-26 13:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 17:47

NVD link : CVE-2020-15498

Mitre link : CVE-2020-15498

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-15498

JSON object : View

Products Affected

asus

rt-ac1900p
rt-ac1900p_firmware

CWE

CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation

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