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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-15656 · published 31 January 2018

CVE-2017-15656: Asuswrt insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability

Asus · Asuswrt

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

8.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 1.5% · top 27.2% CWE-522 · Insufficiently protected credentials
8.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.0
1.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145921/ASUSWRT-3.0.0.4.382.18495-Session-Hijacking-Information-Disclosure.html Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jan/63 ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145921/ASUSWRT-3.0.0.4.382.18495-Session-Hijacking-Information-Disclosure.html Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jan/63 ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-15656), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.