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TI-2018-12163 Aliases CVE-2018-17021GHSA-4j7m-wpc7-pfpx

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on ASUS GT-AC5300 devices with firmware through…

Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on ASUS GT-AC5300 devices with firmware through 3.0.0.4.384_32738 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the appGet.cgi hook parameter.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01095 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:asus:gt-ac5300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.0.0.4.384_32738VulnerableASUS
cpe:2.3:h:asus:gt-ac5300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onASUS
  • cpe:2.3:o:asus:gt-ac5300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.0.0.4.384_32738 Vulnerable ·ASUS
  • cpe:2.3:h:asus:gt-ac5300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·ASUS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-17021
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4j7m-wpc7-pfpx

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2018-12165 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability on ASUS GT-AC5300 routers with firmware… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-12162 ASUS GT-AC5300 devices with firmware through 3.0.0.4.384_32738 allow remote attackers to… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-12235 blocking_request.cgi on ASUS GT-AC5300 devices through 3.0.0.4.384_32738 allows remote… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-12164 Stack-based buffer overflow on the ASUS GT-AC5300 router through 3.0.0.4.384_32738 allows… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2

Sources

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