# CVE-2007-5383: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers on the local network can bypass authentication to gain administrative access to the router via a specific URL manipulation.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Oct 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xf6w-j33h-544m

## What is CVE-2007-5383?

CVE-2007-5383 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Oct 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5383?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Alcatel Speedtouch 7g Router, Bt Home Hub.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-5383?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5383 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-5383 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5383 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-5384](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5384/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2007-5385](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5385/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-5383 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-5383 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Oct 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5383 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5383/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5383/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5383
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5383
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-5383

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5383/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.