Check Point Advisories

Asus AsusWRT Authentication Bypass (CVE-2018-5999; CVE-2018-6000)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-2227
Date Published:	26 Dec 2022
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 26 December, 2022
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-5999 CVE-2018-6000
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Asus AsusWRT up to 3.0.0.4.384_10007 (excluding)
Vulnerability Description	An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in Asus AsusWRT. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Asus AsusWRT Authentication Bypass protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Asus AsusWRT Authentication Bypass