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CVE-2008-1268: linksys wrt54g Improper Authentication

Modified
Published 10-03-2008Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-1268 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Improper Authentication vulnerability in linksys wrt54g. EPSS estimates a 2.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.49%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 10-03-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The FTP server on the Linksys WRT54G 7 router with 7.00.1 firmware does not verify authentication credentials, which allows remote attackers to establish an FTP session by sending an arbitrary username and password.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.49%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

85%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.49% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Linksys1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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