CVE-2007-5383

Published Oct 12, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 3.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Thomson/Alcatel SpeedTouch 7G router, as used for the BT Home Hub 6.2.6.B and earlier, allows remote attackers on an intranet to bypass authentication and gain administrative access via vectors including a '/' (slash) character at the end of the PATH_INFO to cgi/b, aka "double-slash auth bypass." NOTE: remote attackers outside the intranet can exploit this by leveraging a separate CSRF vulnerability. NOTE: SpeedTouch 780 might also be affected by some of these issues.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-5359 The Thomson/Alcatel SpeedTouch 7G router, as used for the BT Home Hub 6.2.6.B and earlier, allows remote attackers on an intranet to bypass authentication and gain administrative access via vectors including a '/' (slash) character at the end of the PATH_INFO to cgi/b, aka "double-slash auth bypass." NOTE: remote attackers outside the intranet can exploit this by leveraging a separate CSRF vulnerability. NOTE: SpeedTouch 780 might also be affected by some of these issues.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:31 PM
Reserved
Oct 11, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 12, 2007, 1:17 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:46 PM