Linksys BEFSR41 1.35/1.36/1.37/1.38.5 index.htm/Password.htm Source information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linksys BEFSR41 1.35/1.36/1.37/1.38.5. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file index.htm/Password.htm. The manipulation leads to information disclosure (Source). This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2001-1117. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linksys BEFSR41 1.35/1.36/1.37/1.38.5 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file index.htm/Password.htm. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Source). 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 EtherFast BEFSR41 Cable/DSL routers running firmware before 1.39.3 Beta allows a remote attacker to view administration and user passwords by connecting to the router and viewing the HTML source for (1) index.htm and (2) Password.htm.

The bug was discovered 07/23/2001. The weakness was released 08/02/2001 by Hypoclear (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-1117. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 10 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:index.htm/Password.htm it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 1.39.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6949), SecurityFocus (BID 3141†) and OSVDB (1920†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-81997. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Name: Source
Class: Information disclosure / Source
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BEFSR41 1.39.3

Timelineinfo

07/23/2001 🔍
08/02/2001 +10 days 🔍
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08/10/2001 +8 days 🔍
02/21/2003 +560 days 🔍
07/07/2014 +4153 days 🔍
05/31/2018 +1424 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: linksys.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Hypoclear
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2001-1117 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1117
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17141
X-Force: 6949 - Linksys EtherFast routers could reveal passwords in HTML source of administrative interface
SecurityFocus: 3141 - LinkSys EtherFast Router Password HTML Source Revealing Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1920 - Linksys EtherFast index.htm DSL Username/Password Disclosure

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

Created: 07/07/2014 17:48
Updated: 05/31/2018 10:33
Changes: 07/07/2014 17:48 (59), 05/31/2018 10:33 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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