VDB-81997 · XFDB 6949 · BID 3141

Linksys EtherFast Passwd.htm Password information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linksys EtherFast. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file Passwd.htm. This manipulation causes information disclosure (Password). Moreover, an exploit is present. Additional authentication should be implemented.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linksys EtherFast (Router Operating System) (version now known). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file Passwd.htm. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Password). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 07/23/2001. The weakness was disclosed 08/02/2001 by Hypoclear (Website). The advisory is shared at hypoclear.cjb.net. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details and also 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:Passwd.htm it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by adding an authentication mechanism.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6949), SecurityFocus (BID 3141†) and OSVDB (5467†). The entry VDB-17141 is pretty similar. 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: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.0
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Password
Class: Information disclosure / Password
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: Authentication
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Timelineinfo

07/23/2001 🔍
08/02/2001 +9 days 🔍
08/02/2001 +0 days 🔍
08/02/2001 +0 days 🔍
02/21/2003 +568 days 🔍
04/11/2016 +4797 days 🔍
10/02/2018 +904 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: linksys.com

Advisory: hypoclear.cjb.net
Researcher: Hypoclear
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81997
X-Force: 6949
SecurityFocus: 3141 - LinkSys EtherFast Router Password HTML Source Revealing Vulnerability
OSVDB: 5467 - Linksys EtherFast Passwd.htm Administrator Password Disclosure

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

Created: 04/11/2016 17:40
Updated: 10/02/2018 08:55
Changes: 04/11/2016 17:40 (47), 10/02/2018 08:55 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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