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CVE-2005-2916: linksys wrt54g

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 14-09-2005Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-2916 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in linksys wrt54g. EPSS estimates a 1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.08%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-09-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Linksys WRT54G 3.01.03, 3.03.6, 4.00.7, and possibly other versions before 4.20.7, does not verify user authentication until after an HTTP POST request has been processed, which allows remote attackers to (1) modify configuration using restore.cgi or (2) upload new firmware using upgrade.cgi.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.08%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

65%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.08% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
1.08%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Linksys1 product
  • wrt54g3.01.3 | 3.03.6 | 4.00.7

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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