Asus RT-N12+ B1 router stores credentials in cleartext, which could allow local attackers to obtain unauthorized access and modify router s…

published 2024-04-26 2 y ago modified 2026-07-09 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-25424

cvss: 6.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.1%; EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 3%
public exploits: 0; none known

Asus RT-N12+ B1 router stores credentials in cleartext, which could allow local attackers to obtain unauthorized access and modify router settings.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-04-29)

Exploit prediction

0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
CNA	3.1	6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

Affected products

asus rt-n12\+_b1

Classification

Weakness

CWE-256 Plaintext Storage of a Password
CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

github.com /ShravanSinghRathore/ASUS-RT-N300-B1/wiki/Credentials-Stored-in-Cleartext-CVE%E2%80%902024%E2%80%9028325

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-28325
NVD CVE-2024-28325

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Summary