CVE-2006-5202 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Linksys WRT54g firmware 1.00.9 does not require credentials when making configuration changes, which allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary configurations via a direct request to Security.tri, as demonstrated using the SecurityMode and layout parameters, a different issue than CVE-2006-2559.

Published: 2006-10-09

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 30.7% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:h:linksys:wrt54g:1.00.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.30722.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-August/048495.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/21372
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016638
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/930364
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19347
https://kinqpinz.info/lib/wrt54g/
https://kinqpinz.info/lib/wrt54g/own2.txt
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5926

History

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Subscriptions

Linksys Wrt54g

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-10-09T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:41:04.529Z

Reserved: 2006-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-5202

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-10-10T04:06:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-5202

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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