Medium severity · published Aug 26, 2020
CVE-2020-15498
An issue was discovered on ASUS RT-AC1900P routers before 3.0.0.4.385_20253
5.9
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RF
Rt-ac1900p Firmware · Asus
before 3.0.0.4.385.20253 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15498
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-15498
Third Party Advisory
https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/security-resources/security-advisories/?fid=27440
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