Cisco Linksys E1500/E2500 Password Reset improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Cisco Linksys E1500/E2500. Affected is an unknown function of the component Password Reset. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2013-2678. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Linksys E1500/E2500. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Password Reset. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity.

The bug was discovered 10/19/2012. The weakness was released 02/05/2013 by Michael Messner (m1k3) with s3cur1ty as m1adv2013-004 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at s3cur1ty.de. The vendor was not involved in the public release. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-2678 since 03/22/2013. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by m-1-k-3 and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 109 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (24475), SecurityFocus (BID 57760†) and OSVDB (89916†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-7608, VDB-7609, VDB-7610 and VDB-7695. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: m-1-k-3
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Timelineinfo

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10/21/2012 +2 days 🔍
02/05/2013 +107 days 🔍
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02/06/2013 +1 days 🔍
02/11/2013 +5 days 🔍
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03/22/2013 +39 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: m1adv2013-004
Researcher: Michael Messner (m1k3)
Organization: s3cur1ty
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2013-2678 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2678
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7611
X-Force: 84072
SecurityFocus: 57760 - Cisco Linksys E1500/E2500 Router Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 89916

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

Created: 02/11/2013 12:03
Updated: 06/15/2024 16:09
Changes: 02/11/2013 12:03 (59), 04/16/2018 11:57 (1), 05/04/2021 14:54 (3), 05/04/2021 14:58 (16), 06/15/2024 16:09 (16)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216:B5A:103

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