{
    "id": "CVE-2018-5999",
    "published": "2018-01-22 20:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 02:01:09",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": null,
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.87264",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99748",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:22:23",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "asus",
            "product": "asuswrt"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "44176",
            "title": "AsusWRT LAN - Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2018-02-26",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44176"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "43881",
            "title": "AsusWRT Router < 3.0.0.4.380.7743 - LAN Remote Code Execution",
            "date": "2018-01-22",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43881"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3589",
        "https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/asuswrt-lan-rce.txt",
        "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://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3589",
        "https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/asuswrt-lan-rce.txt",
        "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/"
    ]
}