ASUS Download Master - Arbitrary File Upload
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
The upload functionality of ASUS Download Master does not properly filter user input. Remote attackers with administrative privilege can exploit this vulnerability to upload any file to any location. They may even upload malicious web page files to the website directory, allowing arbitrary system commands to be executed upon browsing the webpage.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-31161
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m8j4-7vqm-v48x
References
More ASUS Download Master vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-20537 ASUS Download Master - Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2024-20536 ASUS Download Master - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-31161 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-31161 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m8j4-7vqm-v48x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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