CVE-2006-5202 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.1% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 4.1% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-10-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| linksys | wrt54g |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Linksys WRT54G Firmware 1.00.9 - Security Bypass (2) | 2008-06-24 |
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-August/048495.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21372
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016638
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/930364
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19347
- https://kinqpinz.info/lib/wrt54g/
- https://kinqpinz.info/lib/wrt54g/own2.txt
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5926
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-August/048495.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21372
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016638
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/930364
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19347
- https://kinqpinz.info/lib/wrt54g/
- https://kinqpinz.info/lib/wrt54g/own2.txt
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5926
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