CVE-2006-5202

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Published Oct 9, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 4.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

Linksys WRT54g firmware 1.00.9 does not require credentials when making configuration changes, which allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary configurations via a direct request to Security.tri, as demonstrated using the SecurityMode and layout parameters, a different issue than CVE-2006-2559.

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:linksys:wrt54g:1.00.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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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: 4.2% (4.180% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-August/048495.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/21372
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016638
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/930364
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19347
https://kinqpinz.info/lib/wrt54g/
https://kinqpinz.info/lib/wrt54g/own2.txt
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5926

History

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Subscriptions

Linksys Wrt54g

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:41 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 9, 2006, 6:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:41 PM
Reserved: Oct 9, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:30 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 10, 2006, 4:06 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:30 PM

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