CVE-2017-15656

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

8.8

Password are stored in plaintext in nvram in the HTTPd server in all current versions (<= 3.0.0.4.380.7743) of Asus asuswrt.

CVSS v3: 8.8
EG Score: 8.8(medium)
EPSS: 65.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

January 31, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

cve@mitrehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145921/ASUSWRT-3.0.0.4.382.18495-Session-Hijacking-Information-Disclosure.html
cve@mitrehttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jan/63
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145921/ASUSWRT-3.0.0.4.382.18495-Session-Hijacking-Information-Disclosure.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jan/63

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 18× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-15656?

CVE-2017-15656 is a high vulnerability published on January 31, 2018. Password are stored in plaintext in nvram in the HTTPd server in all current versions (<= 3.0.0.4.380.7743) of Asus asuswrt.

When was CVE-2017-15656 disclosed?

CVE-2017-15656 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 31, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2017-15656 actively exploited?

CVE-2017-15656 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 65.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-15656?

CVE-2017-15656 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2017-15656?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-15656, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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