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CVE-2008-1262

10.0 · HIGH

The administration panel on the Airspan WiMax ProST 4.1 antenna with 6.5.38.0 software does not verify authentication credentials, which allows remote attackers to (1) upload malformed firmware or…

Published Mar 10, 2008airspanCWE-287EPSS 8.53%

Overview

CVE-2008-1262 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting airspan wimax_prost. It was published on March 10, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

The administration panel on the Airspan WiMax ProST 4.1 antenna with 6.5.38.0 software does not verify authentication credentials, which allows remote attackers to (1) upload malformed firmware or (2) bind the antenna to a different WiMAX base station via unspecified requests to forms under process_adv/.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from airspan. Update wimax_prost to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refairspan4wimax.googlepages.com/Refsecunia.com/advisories/29265Refwww.0x000000.com/?i=524Refwww.gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge/Refwww.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/248372Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489009/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/28122Refwww.sharemethods.net/nepal/servlet/open?keeppath=false&aid=29820Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0802/referencesRefexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41052

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-1262?

CVE-2008-1262 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting airspan wimax_prost. It was published on March 10, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2008-1262?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-1262?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from airspan. Update wimax_prost to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2008-1262?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2008-1262 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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