Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE-2011-4497
Summary
QIS_wizard.htm on the ASUS RT-N56U router with firmware before 1.0.1.4o allows remote attackers to obtain the administrator password via a flag=detect request.
- LOW
- ADJACENT_NETWORK
- NONE
- NONE
- PARTIAL
- NONE
CWE-200 - Information Exposure
An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published