CVE-2008-1247
The web interface on the Linksys WRT54g router with firmware 1.00.9 does not require credentials when invoking scripts, which allows…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 5.2%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 7.5% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The web interface on the Linksys WRT54g router with firmware 1.00.9 does not require credentials when invoking scripts, which allows remote attackers to perform arbitrary administrative actions via a direct request to (1) Advanced.tri, (2) AdvRoute.tri, (3) Basic.tri, (4) ctlog.tri, (5) ddns.tri, (6) dmz.tri, (7) factdefa.tri, (8) filter.tri, (9) fw.tri, (10) manage.tri, (11) ping.tri, (12) PortRange.tri, (13) ptrigger.tri, (14) qos.tri, (15) rstatus.tri, (16) tracert.tri, (17) vpn.tri, (18) WanMac.tri, (19) WBasic.tri, or (20) WFilter.tri. NOTE: the Security.tri vector is already covered by CVE-2006-5202.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it. 2 references of the record are tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits3
Exploit-DB1 entry
- Linksys WRT54G Firmware 1.00.9 - Security Bypass (1) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 5313remote, hardwarepublished 26 Mar 2008Verified
References tagged exploit2 references
- 5926 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 5313 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
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Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.2% · top 7.5% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
10
- 20080301 The Router Hacking Challenge is Over! (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 29344 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://kinqpinz.info/lib/wrt54g/own.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 28381 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://kinqpinz.info/lib/wrt54g/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 5926 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- linksys-wrt54g-security-bypass(41118) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- https://kinqpinz.info/lib/wrt54g/own2.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 5313 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-1255 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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