CVE-2004-1540 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.6% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 6.57% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| zyxel | prestige |
| zyxel | zynos |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ZYXEL 3 Prestige Router - HTTP Remote Administration Configuration Reset | 2004-11-22 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110116413414615&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110135136811344&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13278
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012298
- http://www.osvdb.org/12108
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11723
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18202
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110116413414615&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110135136811344&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13278
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012298
- http://www.osvdb.org/12108
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11723
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18202
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