CVE-2015-5995 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can gain administrative access to Mediabridge and Tenda wireless routers by manipulating the HTTP Cookie header.
- 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-2015-5995?
CVE-2015-5995 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Dec 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Mediabridge Medialink MWN-WAPR300N devices with firmware 5.07.50 and Tenda N3 Wireless N150 devices allow remote attackers to obtain administrative access via a certain admin substring in an HTTP Cookie header.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5995?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mediabridge Medialink Mwn-Wapr300n Firmware, Tenda N3 Wireless N150.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5995?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5995 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-2015-5995 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-5995 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p87j-vhgf-55m7.