CVE-2008-6824 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The management interface on the A-LINK WL54AP3 and WL54AP2 access points has a blank default password for the admin account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access.

Published: 2009-06-04

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 4.3% Low

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:h:a-link:wl54ap2::::::::
	cpe:2.3:h:a-link:wl54ap3::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-6784	The management interface on the A-LINK WL54AP3 and WL54AP2 access points has a blank default password for the admin account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0431.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.louhinetworks.fi/advisory/alink_081028.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497997/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51199
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6899

History

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Subscriptions

A-link Wl54ap2 Wl54ap3

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-06-04T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:42:00.565Z

Reserved: 2009-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-6824

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-06-04T16:30:00.267

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

Link: CVE-2008-6824

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-310

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