Linksys WET11 1.4.3/1.5.4 Password changepw.html information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linksys WET11 1.4.3/1.5.4. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the file changepw.html of the component Password Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-1059. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to apply restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linksys WET11 1.4.3/1.5.4 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the file changepw.html of the component Password Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Linksys WET11 1.5.4 allows remote attackers to change the password without providing the original password via the data parameter to changepw.html.

The bug was discovered 04/07/2005. The weakness was disclosed 04/07/2005 by Kristian Hermansen (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1059 since 04/12/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at secunia.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:changepw.html it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21169 (Fedora Core 5 : samba-3.0.22-1.fc5 (2006-259)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at linksys.com.Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling . The best possible mitigation is suggested to be applying a restrictive firewalling. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20008), Exploit-DB (25359), Tenable (21169), SecurityFocus (BID 13051†) and OSVDB (15311†). The entry VDB-2122 is pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 21169
Nessus Name: Fedora Core 5 : samba-3.0.22-1.fc5 (2006-259)
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Patch: linksys.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: linksys.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Kristian Hermansen
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-1059 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1059
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1337
X-Force: 20008 - Linksys WET11 security bypass, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 13051 - Linksys WET11 Password Update Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 14871 - Linksys WET11 Password Change Security Bypass Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 15311 - Linksys WET11 changepw.html Unauthenticated Password Modification
Vulnerability Center: 10967 - Linksys WET11 Allows Unauthorized Change of Password, Low

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/12/2005 16:40
Updated: 12/08/2024 04:37
Changes: 04/12/2005 16:40 (89), 07/02/2019 09:49 (2), 03/10/2021 19:03 (2), 12/08/2024 04:37 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:D6D:103

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