CVE-2009-1556 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

img/main.cgi on the Cisco Linksys WVC54GCA wireless video camera with firmware 1.00R22 and 1.00R24 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files in img/ via a filename in the next_file parameter, as demonstrated by reading .htpasswd to obtain the admin password, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-2507.

Published: 2009-05-06

Score: 3.5 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very 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:cisco:wvc54gca:1.00r22:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:wvc54gca:1.00r24:::::::*

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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-2009-1552	img/main.cgi on the Cisco Linksys WVC54GCA wireless video camera with firmware 1.00R22 and 1.00R24 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files in img/ via a filename in the next_file parameter, as demonstrated by reading .htpasswd to obtain the admin password, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-2507.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00225.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/34767
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/hacking-linksys-ip-cameras-pt-2/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34629
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1173

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Wvc54gca

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-05-06T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:20:33.683Z

Reserved: 2009-05-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-1556

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-05-06T16:30:00.593

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

Link: CVE-2009-1556

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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