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CVE-2008-1334

cgi/b on the BT Home Hub router allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, and read or modify administrative settings or make arbitr…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.7%
percentile 77%
Public exploits
0
none known

cgi/b on the BT Home Hub router allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, and read or modify administrative settings or make arbitrary VoIP telephone calls, by placing a character at the end of the PATH_INFO, as demonstrated by (1) %5C (encoded backslash), (2) '%' (percent), and (3) '~' (tilde). NOTE: the '/' (slash) vector is already covered by CVE-2007-5383.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.68% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

  • gnucitizen.org /blog/holes-in-embedded-devices-authentication-bypass-pt-1/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/489009/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • gnucitizen.org /projects/router-hacking-challenge/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/41271 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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