CVE-2006-5202

critical

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5926

https://kinqpinz.info/lib/wrt54g/own2.txt

https://kinqpinz.info/lib/wrt54g/

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/930364

http://secunia.com/advisories/21372

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-10-10

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.04061