CVE-2016-6558

A command injection vulnerability exists in apply.cgi on the ASUS RP-AC52 access point, firmware version 1.0.1.1s and possibly earlier, web interface specifically in the action_script parameter. The action_script parameter specifies a script to be executed if the action_mode parameter does not contain a valid state. If the input provided by action_script does not match one of the hard coded options, then it will be executed as the argument of either a system() or an eval() call allowing arbitrary commands to be executed.

• CWE-77
• CWE-77

• https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/763843Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93596Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/763843Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93596Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

Jul 13, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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