# CVE-2014-8243: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can obtain the administrator's MD5 password hash by requesting a specific URI, potentially leading to full device compromise.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Nov 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6f82-gvjq-mgfm

## What is CVE-2014-8243?

CVE-2014-8243 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Nov 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Linksys SMART WiFi firmware on EA2700 and EA3500 devices; before 2.1.41 build 162351 on E4200v2 and EA4500 devices; before 1.1.41 build 162599 on EA6200 devices; before 1.1.40 build 160989 on EA6300, EA6400, EA6500, and EA6700 devices; and before 1.1.42 build 161129 on EA6900 devices allows remote attackers to obtain the administrator's MD5 password hash via a direct request for the /.htpasswd URI.

Weakness: CWE-310

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8243?

It affects 20 products.


Products: Linksys E4200v2, Linksys E4200v2 Firmware, Linksys Ea2700, Linksys Ea2700 Firmware, Linksys Ea3500, Linksys Ea3500 Firmware, Linksys Ea4500, Linksys Ea4500 Firmware, Linksys Ea6200, Linksys Ea6200 Firmware, Linksys Ea6300, Linksys Ea6300 Firmware, Linksys Ea6400, Linksys Ea6400 Firmware, Linksys Ea6500, Linksys Ea6500 Firmware, Linksys Ea6700, Linksys Ea6700 Firmware, Linksys Ea6900, Linksys Ea6900 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-8243?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8243 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-8243 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8243 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-8244](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8244/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-8243 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-8243 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Nov 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8243 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-2014-8243/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8243/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8243
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8243
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-8243

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8243/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.