# 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.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Dec 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p87j-vhgf-55m7

## 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: 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.

## 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:

- An exploitation tool to extract passwords using CVE-2015-5995. (github_poc): https://github.com/shaheemirza/TendaSpill
- Tenda N3 Wireless N150 Router - Authentication Bypass (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-5996](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5996/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-5994](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5994/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-5995 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-5995 exists.

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-2015-5995/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5995/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5995
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5995
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-5995

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