Is CVE-2018-8878 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-8878 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-8878?

CVE-2018-8878 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-8878?

CVE-2018-8878 has an EPSS score of 1.45% (70th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-8878?

Upgrade asus firmware to 3.0.0.4.382.50470 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-8878

MEDIUMEPSS 70th pctl

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Information disclosure in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware for ASUS devices older than 384.4 and ASUS firmware before 3.0.0.4.382.50470 for devices allows remote attackers to acquire information on internal network devices' hostnames and MAC addresses by reading the custom_id variable on the blocking.asp page.

CWE-200Information Exposure

How to fix

Remediation Available

asus firmwareNVD

Affected:< 3.0.0.4.382.50470Fixed in:3.0.0.4.382.50470CVE-2018-8878derived from NVD

asuswrt-merlinNVD

Affected:< 384.4Fixed in:384.4CVE-2018-8878derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.45%probability of exploitation in 30 days

70thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 70% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

github.com

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CVE-2018-11409	Medium	5.3	98%	-	-
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.