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Linksys WAP Default Credentials Detection

critical Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 5649

Synopsis

The remote host is configured with default or easily-guessed credentials

Description

The remote host is a wireless access point (WAP). This version of Linksys shipped with a default userID and password which can be used to gain elevated access to the device. In this case, the credentials are Gemtek/gemtekswd . Since these credentials are hard coded into the device image, there is not a way to change them via the administrative tools.

Solution

obtain a fix from the vendor

See Also

http://www.icysilence.org/?p=268

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 5649

Family: Web Servers

Published: 8/26/2010

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 49646

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/h:linksys:wap54gv3

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/8/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-1573

BID: 40648