FKIE_CVE-2018-18320
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-10-15 06:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:46
Severity
Summary
An issue was discovered in the Merlin.PHP component 0.6.6 for Asuswrt-Merlin devices. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands because exec.php has a popen call. NOTE: the vendor indicates that Merlin.PHP is designed only for use on a trusted intranet network, and intentionally allows remote code execution
References
| URL | Tags | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| cve@mitre.org | http://blog.51cto.com/010bjsoft/2298828 | Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| cve@mitre.org | https://github.com/qoli/Merlin.PHP/issues/26 | Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | http://blog.51cto.com/010bjsoft/2298828 | Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | https://github.com/qoli/Merlin.PHP/issues/26 | Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
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