CVE-2014-8243: linksys e4200v2_firmware Cryptographic Issues

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-8243 is a low (CVSS 3.3) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in linksys e4200v2_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 01-11-2014
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Linksys SMART WiFi firmware on EA2700 and EA3500 devices; before 2.1.41 build 162351 on E4200v2 and EA4500 devices; before 1.1.41 build 162599 on EA6200 devices; before 1.1.40 build 160989 on EA6300, EA6400, EA6500, and EA6700 devices; and before 1.1.42 build 161129 on EA6900 devices allows remote attackers to obtain the administrator's MD5 password hash via a direct request for the /.htpasswd URI.

• CWE-310Cryptographic IssuesWeaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed.