CVE-2004-2557

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Published Nov 21, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

NetGear WG602 (aka WG602v1) Wireless Access Point 1.7.14 has a hardcoded account of username "superman" and password "21241036", which allows remote attackers to modify the configuration.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wg602:1.7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-2548	NetGear WG602 (aka WG602v1) Wireless Access Point 1.7.14 has a hardcoded account of username "superman" and password "21241036", which allows remote attackers to modify the configuration.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.0% (3.021% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-06/0036.html
http://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_files/n101383.asp
http://secunia.com/advisories/11773
http://slashdot.org/articles/04/06/08/1319206.shtml?tid=126&tid=172
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-159.shtml
http://www.osvdb.org/6743
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/365230
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10459
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16312

History

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Subscriptions

Netgear Wg602

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:29 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 21, 2005, 11:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:29 AM
Reserved: Nov 21, 2005, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:09 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2004, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:09 PM

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