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CVE-2017-18368 KEVPublic exploit Critical · 9.8 EPSS 94.5%

Zyxel P660HN-T1A Routers Command Injection Vulnerability

Zyxel · P660HN-T1A Routers

Summary

The Zyxel P660HN-T1A router (v1, TCLinux firmware distributed by TrueOnline) contains a command injection flaw in its Remote System Log forwarding function, specifically in the ViewLog.asp page via the remote_host parameter. An unauthenticated attacker with network access to the device can inject operating system commands through that parameter, with no user interaction or special configuration required.

Official description · NVD

The ZyXEL P660HN-T1A v1 TCLinux Fw $7.3.15.0 v001 / 3.40(ULM.0)b31 router distributed by TrueOnline has a command injection vulnerability in the Remote System Log forwarding function, which is accessible by an unauthenticated user. The vulnerability is in the ViewLog.asp page and can be exploited through the remote_host parameter.

Breakdown
73.7 / 100
Exploited
Yes, in CISA KEV
Reports
1
Tactics
2/15

How an attack unfolds

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  1. How attackers get in

  2. What they do

First seen exploited 3 years after disclosure. Public exploit code (Metasploit) was available 2 years before disclosure.

  1. Public exploit codeMetasploit2 yrs before
  2. Disclosedday 0
  3. First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidence+3 yrs
  4. Added to CISA KEVEU database agrees+4 yrs
  5. Named in a threat reportaquasec.com+6 yrs

CISA KEV listing is when exploitation was confirmed, not necessarily the first attack.

techniques

2 , grouped by in kill-chain order, 2 cited passages 2

Initial AccessTA0001

Exploit Public-Facing Application T1190 Medium
AI mapping from the description · how it is exploited

unauthenticated remote exploit of exposed web interface

can be exploited through the remote_host parameter
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ExecutionTA0002

Command and Scripting Interpreter T1059 Medium
AI mapping from the description · primary impact

injected OS commands execute on the device

command injection vulnerability in the Remote System Log forwarding function
From the official description (NVD) Original (opens in a new tab) ↗

Detection

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What security researchers reported

Named in 1 threat report
1 reportAqua SecurityNov 2024

Reports are matched by finding the exact id CVE-2017-18368 in their text; nobody has reviewed the match. One passage is shown per report, at most 320 characters, linked to the original.

Also mentioned in 50 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)

Weaker evidence

Pulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.

References

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