Linksys WRT54GL 4.30.9 apply.cgi cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linksys WRT54GL 4.30.9. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file apply.cgi. Performing a manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-0228. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advised to disable the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linksys WRT54GL 4.30.9 (Router Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the file apply.cgi. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in apply.cgi in the Linksys WRT54GL Wireless-G Broadband Router with firmware 4.30.9 allows remote attackers to perform actions as administrators.

The bug was discovered 08/14/2007. The weakness was presented 01/09/2008 by Tomaz Bratusa with Team Intell as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-0228 since 01/10/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 148 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 4.30.12 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39502), OSVDB (40105†) and Secunia (SA28364†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional

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Recommended: Disable
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Upgrade: WRT54GL 4.30.12

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: linksys.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Tomaz Bratusa
Organization: Team Intell
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-0228 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0228
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3543
X-Force: 39502 - Linksys WRT54GL apply.cgi cross-site request forgery, Medium Risk
Secunia: 28364 - Linksys WRT54GL Cross-Site Request Forgery, Less Critical
OSVDB: 40105 - Linksys WRT54GL apply.cgi CSRF

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

Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2008 15:07
Updated: 08/24/2017 09:00
Changes: 01/21/2008 15:07 (71), 08/24/2017 09:00 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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