cve-2018-5999

HIGH vulncheck_kev
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.

Timeline
Published
2026-05-17 00:00 UTC
Last Modified
2026-05-17
CVSS Details

CVSS details not available.

Affected Products

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References

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Linked Vulnerabilities

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  "cvss": 0.0,
  "datePublished": "2026-05-17T00:00:00Z",
  "dateUpdated": "2026-05-17T00:00:00Z",
  "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.",
  "dueDate": "",
  "id": "CVE-2018-5999",
  "kev_catalogs": [
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  ],
  "knownRansomwareCampaignUse": "Unknown",
  "product": "asuswrt",
  "requiredAction": "Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.",
  "severity": "HIGH",
  "source": "vulncheck_kev",
  "title": "AsusWRT 'handle_request' Function Authentication Bypass",
  "vendor": "ASUS"
}
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