CVE-2008-1524 Misconfiguration in n/a
Remote attackers can perform administrative actions and read sensitive data on ZyXEL Prestige routers due to default SNMP community strings.
- 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-2008-1524?
CVE-2008-1524 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SNMP service on ZyXEL Prestige routers, including P-660 and P-661 models with firmware 3.40(AGD.2) through 3.40(AHQ.3), has "public" as its default community for both (1) read and (2) write operations, which allows remote attackers to perform administrative actions via SNMP, as demonstrated by reading the Dynamic DNS service password or inserting an XSS sequence into the system.sysName.0 variable, which is displayed on the System Status page.
Weakness: CWE-16
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1524?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Zyxel Prestige 660, Zyxel Prestige 661, Zyxel Zynos.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1524?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1524 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-1524 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1524 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v7xw-mp6c-wc98.