CVE-2006-5202: linksys wrt54g
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2006-5202 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in linksys wrt54g. EPSS estimates a 4.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 09-10-2006PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Linksys WRT54g firmware 1.00.9 does not require credentials when making configuration changes, which allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary configurations via a direct request to Security.tri, as demonstrated using the SecurityMode and layout parameters, a different issue than CVE-2006-2559.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
4.10%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
91%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 4.10% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
4 foundExploit Reference (securityfocus.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (lists.grok.org.uk)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (securitytracker.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Linksys1 product
- wrt54g1.00.9
1 vendor · 1 product
References
8 links- kinqpinz.info/lib/wrt54g/X Refsource MISC
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-August/048495.htmlMailing ListX Refsource FULLDISCExploit
- kinqpinz.info/lib/wrt54g/own2.txtX Refsource MISC