CVE-2017-8878 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

ASUS RT-AC* and RT-N* devices with firmware before 3.0.0.4.380.7378 allow remote authenticated users to discover the Wi-Fi password via WPS_info.xml.

Published: 2017-05-10

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: 1.0% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac1750_firmware:3.0.0.4.380.7266:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-ac1750:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-17819	ASUS RT-AC* and RT-N* devices with firmware before 3.0.0.4.380.7378 allow remote authenticated users to discover the Wi-Fi password via WPS_info.xml.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01025.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2017/05/09/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-asus-routers/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Asus Rt-ac1750 Rt-ac1750 Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-05-10T05:14:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:48:22.810Z

Reserved: 2017-05-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8878

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-05-10T05:29:00.470

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:27:08.907

Link: CVE-2017-8878

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "datePublic": "2017-05-10T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "ASUS RT-AC* and RT-N* devices with firmware before 3.0.0.4.380.7378 allow remote authenticated users to discover the Wi-Fi password via WPS_info.xml."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2017-05-10T05:57:01.000Z", "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre"}, "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2017/05/09/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-asus-routers/"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2017-8878", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "ASUS RT-AC* and RT-N* devices with firmware before 3.0.0.4.380.7378 allow remote authenticated users to discover the Wi-Fi password via WPS_info.xml."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2017/05/09/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-asus-routers/", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2017/05/09/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-asus-routers/"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-05T16:48:22.810Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2017/05/09/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-asus-routers/"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "cveId": "CVE-2017-8878", "datePublished": "2017-05-10T05:14:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2017-05-10T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-05T16:48:22.810Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "source": "cve@mitre.org"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac1750_firmware:3.0.0.4.380.7266:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "EC4B1CF7-28CF-4DF7-BC60-2594E9F82CC8", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}, {"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-ac1750:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "59001E8D-E835-464A-915A-AAF59F2F397F", "vulnerable": false}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}], "operator": "AND"}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "ASUS RT-AC* and RT-N* devices with firmware before 3.0.0.4.380.7378 allow remote authenticated users to discover the Wi-Fi password via WPS_info.xml."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Dispositivos ASUS RT-AC* y RT-N* con firmwares anteriores a 3.0.0.4.380.7378 permiten a usuarios remotos no autenticados descubrir la contrase\u00f1a de WIFI a trav\u00e9s de WPS_info.xml"}], "id": "CVE-2017-8878", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:27:08.907", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "SINGLE", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 4.0, "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 8.0, "impactScore": 2.9, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}], "cvssMetricV30": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 6.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N", "version": "3.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2017-05-10T05:29:00.470", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2017/05/09/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-asus-routers/"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2017/05/09/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-asus-routers/"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-200"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}