# CVE-2018-5999: An issue was discovered in AsusWRT before 3.0.0.4.384\_10007.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 3 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2018-01-22 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in AsusWRT before 3.0.0.4.384_10007. In the handle_request function in router/httpd/httpd.c, processing of POST requests continues even if authentication fails.

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/asuswrt-lan-rce.txt
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44176/
- https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3589
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43881/
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/exploits/metasploit/asuswrt_lan_rce.rb
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43881
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44176
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/asuswrt_lan_rce.rb

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