7.5
HIGH
CVE-2006-2559
Linksys WRT54G UPnP Remote Access Bypass Vulnerability
Description

Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Broadband Router allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions and conduct unauthorized operations via a UPnP request with a modified InternalClient parameter, which is not validated, as demonstrated by using AddPortMapping to forward arbitrary traffic.

INFO

Published Date :

May 24, 2006, 1:02 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:11 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-2559 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linksys wrt54g
2 Linksys wrt54g_v5

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-2559 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-2559 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/20161
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1016134
    Added Reference http://www.securityview.org/dutch-student-finds-a-bug-in-upnp.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityview.org/how-does-the-upnp-flaw-works.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1909
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26707
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/26707 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26707 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 24, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-2559 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-2559 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.90 }} -0.07%

score

0.82502

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability