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CVE-2018-5999

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 87.26% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-01-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 87.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2018-5999
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
87.26%

Original NVD Description

An issue was discovered in AsusWRT before 3.0.0.4.384_10007. In the handle_request function in router/httpd/httpd.c, processing of POST requests continues even if authentication fails.

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