CVE-2008-1268 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 usernam...

HighCVSS 10.0 EPSS 2.5%

Published: 2008-03-10 19:00
Updated: 2026-06-17 01:51
Exploit status: No public exploit known

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.

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
linksys wrt54g	= 7	No fix listed

References

swbae.egloos.com
www.gnucitizen.org
20080301 The Router Hacking Challenge is Over! mailing-list
linksys-wrt54g-ftp-security-bypass(41119) vdb-entry

CVSS v2.0

10.0 High

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: Network
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Complete
Integrity: Complete
Availability: Complete

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 2.49% (percentile 84.9)
CWE: CWE-287

Public exploit references

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No public exploit references known.