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CVE-2004-1540: zyxel prestige

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 19-02-2005Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2004-1540 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in zyxel prestige. EPSS estimates a 6.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.57%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 19-02-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

ZyXEL Prestige 623, 650, and 652 HW Routers, and possibly other versions, with HTTP Remote Administration enabled, does not require a password to access rpFWUpload.html, which allows remote attackers to reset the router configuration file.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

6.57%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 6.57% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
6.57%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securitytracker.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaseremotehardwareVerified

    ZYXEL 3 Prestige Router - HTTP Remote Administration Configuration Reset

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Zyxel2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

7 links