CVE-2005-2916

Severity

50%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

48%

Linksys WRT54G 3.01.03, 3.03.6, 4.00.7, and possibly other versions before 4.20.7, does not verify user authentication until after an HTTP POST request has been processed, which allows remote attackers to (1) modify configuration using restore.cgi or (2) upload new firmware using upgrade.cgi.

Linksys WRT54G 3.01.03, 3.03.6, 4.00.7, and possibly other versions before 4.20.7, does not verify user authentication until after an HTTP POST request has been processed, which allows remote attackers to (1) modify configuration using restore.cgi or (2) upload new firmware using upgrade.cgi.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N).

Overview

Type

Linksys WRT54G

First reported 19 years ago

2005-09-14 21:03:00

Last updated 16 years ago

2008-09-05 20:52:00

Affected Software

Linksys WRT54G 3.01.3

3.01.3

Linksys WRT54G 3.03.6

3.03.6

Linksys WRT54G 4.00.7

4.00.7

References

20050913 Linksys WRT54G 'restore.cgi' Configuration Modification Design Error Vulnerability

Patch, Vendor Advisory

20050913 Linksys WRT54G 'upgrade.cgi' Firmware Upload Design Error Vulnerability

Patch, Vendor Advisory

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