Findings

Vulnerability · CVE-2017-8877

ASUS rt-ac1750_firmware Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Published Jul 13, 2018 · corrected/updated Jul 13, 2018 · ASUS rt-ac1750_firmware · evidence confidence very high

ASUS RT-AC* and RT-N* devices with firmware through 3.0.0.4.380.7378 allow JSONP Information Disclosure such as the SSID.

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2017-8877 is a unknown public vulnerability record for ASUS rt-ac1750_firmware. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether ASUS rt-ac1750_firmware is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: ASUS rt-ac1750_firmware. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: no CVSS/EPSS yet. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: cve_org, vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

  • Exploitation evidence

    Confirmed in CISA KEV since Jul 13, 2018. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.

  • Patch and remediation

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 13, 2018 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    ASUS RT-AC* and RT-N* devices with firmware through 3.0.0.4.380.7378 allow JSONP Information Disclosure such as the SSID.

  2. Jul 13, 2018 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Affected

  • vendor ASUS rt-ac1750_firmwareversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2017-8877

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2017-8877

    ASUS RT-AC* and RT-N* devices with firmware through 3.0.0.4.380.7378 allow JSONP Information Disclosure such as the SSID.

    vulncheck.com

References