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CVE-2021-43702


ASUS RT-A88U 3.0.0.4.386_45898 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS). The ASUS router admin panel does not sanitize the WiFI logs correctly, if an attacker was able to change the SSID of the router with a custom payload, they could achieve stored XSS on the device.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.0, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 186 products from asus, from asus, from asus and 183 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2022, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2022-07-05T12:15:07.830

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:29:39.093

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 9.0 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

6.8

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System asus zenwifi_xd4s_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus zenwifi_xd4s - No
Operating System asus zenwifi_xt9_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus zenwifi_xt9 - No
Operating System asus zenwifi_xd5_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus zenwifi_xd5 - No
Operating System asus zenwifi_pro_et12_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus zenwifi_pro_et12 - No
Operating System asus zenwifi__pro_xt12_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus zenwifi__pro_xt12 - No
Operating System asus zenwifi_ax_hybrid_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus zenwifi_ax_hybrid - No
Operating System asus zenwifi_et8_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus zenwifi_et8 - No
Operating System asus zenwifi_xd6_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus zenwifi_xd6 - No
Operating System asus zenwifi_ac_mini_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus zenwifi_ac_mini - No
Operating System asus zenwifi_ax_mini_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus zenwifi_ax_mini - No
Operating System asus zenwifi_ax_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus zenwifi_ax - No
Operating System asus zenwifi_ac_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus zenwifi_ac - No
Operating System asus rt-ac66u_b1_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac66u_b1 - No
Operating System asus rt-ax88u_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ax88u - No
Operating System asus rt-ax82u_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ax82u - No
Operating System asus rt-ax89x_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ax89x - No
Operating System asus rt-ax92u_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ax92u - No
Operating System asus rt-ax86u_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ax86u - No
Operating System asus rt-ax68u_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ax68u - No
Operating System asus rt-ax82u_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ax82u - No
Operating System asus rt-ax3000_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ax3000 - No
Operating System asus rt-ax58u_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ax58u - No
Operating System asus rt-ax55_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ax55 - No
Operating System asus rt-ax56u_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ax56u - No
Operating System asus rt-ac66u\+_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac66u\+ - No
Operating System asus rog_rapture_gt-ac5300_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rog_rapture_gt-ac5300 - No
Operating System asus rog_rapture_gt-ax11000_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rog_rapture_gt-ax11000 - No
Operating System asus rog_rapture_gt-ac2900_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rog_rapture_gt-ac2900 - No
Operating System asus rt-ac1300uhp_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac1300uhp - No
Operating System asus rt-ac1300g\+_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac1300g\+ - No
Operating System asus tuf_gaming_ax5400_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus tuf_gaming_ax5400 - No
Operating System asus tuf_gaming_ax3000_v2_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus tuf_gaming_ax3000_v2 - No
Operating System asus rt-ac1200_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac1200 - No
Operating System asus rt-ac5300_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac5300 - No
Operating System asus rt-ac1200g_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac1200g - No
Operating System asus rt-ac1200hp_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac1200hp - No
Operating System asus rt-ac1200g\+_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac1200g\+ - No
Operating System asus rt-ac1200e_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac1200e - No
Operating System asus rt-ac1200gu_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac1200gu - No
Operating System asus rt-ac3100_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac3100 - No
Operating System asus rt-ac58u_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac58u - No
Operating System asus rt-ac88u_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac88u - No
Operating System asus rt-ac56u_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac56u - No
Operating System asus rt-ac56r_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac56r - No
Operating System asus rt-ac56s_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac56s - No
Operating System asus rt-ac3200_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac3200 - No
Operating System asus rt-ac55u_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac55u - No
Operating System asus rt-ac2900_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac2900 - No
Operating System asus rt-ac55uhp_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac55uhp - No
Operating System asus rt-ac2600_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac2600 - No
Operating System asus rt-ac53_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac53 - No
Operating System asus rt-ac2400_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac2400 - No
Operating System asus rt-ac52u_b1_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac52u_b1 - No
Operating System asus rt-ac2200_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac2200 - No
Operating System asus rt-ac51u_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac51u - No
Operating System asus rt-ac51u\+_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac51u\+ - No
Operating System asus rt-ac87u_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac87u - No
Operating System asus rt-ac87r_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac87r - No
Operating System asus rt-acrh17_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-acrh17 - No
Operating System asus rt-ac86u_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac86u - No
Operating System asus rt-acrh13_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-acrh13 - No
Operating System asus rt-ac85u_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac85u - No
Operating System asus rt-n66u_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-n66u - No
Operating System asus rt-n66r_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-n66r - No
Operating System asus rt-n66w_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-n66w - No
Operating System asus rt-n66c1_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-n66c1 - No
Operating System asus rt-ac85p_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac85p - No
Operating System asus rt-n18u_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-n18u - No
Operating System asus rt-ac65p_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac65p - No
Operating System asus rt-n19_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-n19 - No
Operating System asus rt-ac57u_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac57u - No
Operating System asus rt-n14uhp_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-n14uhp - No
Operating System asus rt-ac68u_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac68u - No
Operating System asus rt-ac68r_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac68r - No
Operating System asus rt-ac68p_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac68p - No
Operating System asus rt-ac68w_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac68w - No
Operating System asus rt-ac68uf_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac68uf - No
Operating System asus rt-n12e_b1_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-n12e_b1 - No
Operating System asus rt-n12e_c1_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-n12e_c1 - No
Operating System asus rt-ac65u_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac65u - No
Operating System asus rt-n12hp_b1_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-n12hp_b1 - No
Operating System asus rt-ac1900_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac1900 - No
Operating System asus rt-n12vp_b1_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-n12vp_b1 - No
Operating System asus rt-ac1900p_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac1900p - No
Operating System asus rt-ac1900u_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac1900u - No
Operating System asus rt-n12\+_b1_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-n12\+_b1 - No
Operating System asus rt-ac1750_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac1750 - No
Operating System asus rt-n12d1_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-n12d1 - No
Operating System asus rt-ac1750_b1__firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac1750_b1_ - No
Operating System asus 4g-ac53u_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus 4g-ac53u - No
Operating System asus rt-ac66u_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac66u - No
Operating System asus rt-ac66r_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac66r - No
Operating System asus rt-ac66w_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus rt-ac66w - No
Operating System asus 4g-ac68u_firmware 3.0.0.4.386.46061 Yes
Hardware asus 4g-ac68u - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For asus's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.