CWE-256Weakness · CWE-256

CVE-2024-28325

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-04-26
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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 · unedited
Asus RT-N12+ B1 router stores credentials in cleartext, which could allow local attackers to obtain unauthorized access and modify router settings.

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 · moderate confidence

The Asus RT-N12+ B1 router stores user credentials in cleartext format within its firmware or configuration storage. A local attacker with access to the device's storage (e.g., via physical access, SD card, or firmware extraction) can read these plaintext credentials and use them to authenticate to the router's administrative interface without triggering any security controls.

MitigationAsus should implement proper credential hashing (e.g., bcrypt, scrypt) or encryption for stored passwords. Users should avoid storing sensitive credentials on the device and change default passwords immediately. Until a firmware patch is available, network segmentation can limit the impact of local attacks.

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CVSS 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
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

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 checks

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  1. Identify the router model
    Check the device label on the router or log into the administrative web interface and look for the model number displayed on the status or administration page.
    Affected if The device is an Asus RT-N12+ B1 router.
  2. Obtain a firmware image or configuration backup
    Download the latest firmware from the Asus support site, or if you have admin access, export the router configuration from the Administration > System section of the web interface.
    Affected if You have access to the firmware image file or the configuration backup file (.cfg).
  3. Search firmware for plaintext credentials
    Use a tool like strings, binwalk, or a hex editor to extract and search the firmware image for readable password patterns. Look for the admin username and any passwords appearing in cleartext within the filesystem.
    Affected if The firmware contains plaintext strings matching the router admin password or user-defined credentials.
  4. Examine the configuration backup file
    If you exported a configuration file, open it in a text editor and search for password-related fields. Look for tags like <password>, <pwd>, or similar and check if the values are readable text rather than hashed or encrypted strings.
    Affected if The configuration file contains password fields with plaintext values.
  5. Verify password storage format
    If you can access the router's NVRAM or storage directly (via UART/JTAG or by extracting the flash memory), examine the file where credentials are stored. Check whether the password appears as raw text or as a hash/encrypted value.
    Affected if Passwords are stored as readable plaintext rather than being hashed (e.g., bcrypt, scrypt) or encrypted.

You are affected if you are using an Asus RT-N12+ B1 router and can extract plaintext credentials from its firmware image, configuration backup, or device storage.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Asus should implement proper credential hashing (e.g., bcrypt, scrypt) or encryption for stored passwords. Users should avoid storing sensitive credentials on the device and change default passwords immediately. Until a firmware patch is available, network segmentation can limit the impact of local attacks.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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