CVE-2013-3093
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedASUS RT-N56U devices allow CSRF.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · low confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ASUS RT-N56U routers allows attackers to induce authenticated users to perform unwanted actions on the router's web management interface, potentially changing network settings, administrator credentials, or other configuration parameters.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 3.0.0.4.374_979= 3.0.0.4.374_168= 3.0.0.4.374_1397= 3.0.0.4.374_2050= 3.0.0.4.374_16= 3.0.0.4.374_311= 3.0.0.4.374_979CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify router modelLog into the router web management interface and locate the model number typically displayed on the status page or in the firmware upgrade sectionAffected if The router model is one of: RT-N56U, RT-N10U, DSL-N55U, RT-AC66U, RT-N15U, RT-N53, or RT-N16
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Check installed firmware versionIn the router web interface, navigate to Administration > Firmware Upgrade or similar section to view the current firmware versionAffected if The firmware version exactly matches one of these: 3.0.0.4.374_979, 3.0.0.4.374_168, 3.0.0.4.374_1397, 3.0.0.4.374_2050, 3.0.0.4.374_16, 3.0.0.4.374_311, or 3.0.0.4.374_979
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Verify web management interface is activeConfirm the router web management interface is accessible on the local network (typically at 192.168.1.1 or similar)Affected if The web management interface is accessible and responds to requests
You are affected if your ASUS router model matches one of the listed models AND your installed firmware version exactly equals the version specified for that model.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate router firmware to latest vendor release; if no patch available, replace device with a currently supported model and consider network segmentation to limit exposure.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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