Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 13, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-6558
CVE-2016-6558
Description
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.
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Affected products
2- ASUS/RP-AC52 Access Pointv5Range: 1.0.1.1s
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/763843nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93596nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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