ASUS RT-AX56U update_json function path traversal vulnerability

The ASUS RT-AX56U is a wireless router from ASUS of Taiwan, China. A path traversal vulnerability exists in the ASUS RT-AX56U updatejson function due to insufficient filtering of special characters in URL parameters. An attacker can exploit the vulnerability to cause a service interruption by...

Path traversal

ASUS RT-AX56U’s updatejson function has a path traversal vulnerability due to insufficient filtering for special characters in the URL parameter. An unauthenticated LAN attacker can overwrite a system file by uploading another file with the same file name, which results in service disruption...