CVE-2005-2916 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 14 Sep 2005 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can bypass authentication to modify router configuration or upload malicious firmware via HTTP POST requests.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2005-2916?

CVE-2005-2916 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Sep 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Linksys WRT54G 3.01.03, 3.03.6, 4.00.7, and possibly other versions before 4.20.7, does not verify user authentication until after an HTTP POST request has been processed, which allows remote attackers to (1) modify configuration using restore.cgi or (2) upload new firmware using upgrade.cgi.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2916?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linksys Wrt54g.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2916?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2916 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2005-2916 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2916 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hfxc-fp88-8x2r.