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CVE-2008-6605

6.8 · MEDIUM

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the xslt script in the web-based management interface on the 2wire 1701HG, 1800HW, 2071HG, and 2700HG with firmware 3.17.5, 3.7.1, 4.25.19, or 5.2…

Published Apr 6, 20092wireCWE-352EPSS 0.94%

Overview

CVE-2008-6605 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting 2wire 1701hg. It was published on April 6, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the xslt script in the web-based management interface on the 2wire 1701HG, 1800HW, 2071HG, and 2700HG with firmware 3.17.5, 3.7.1, 4.25.19, or 5.29.51 allows remote attackers to hijack the intranet connectivity of arbitrary users for requests that cause a denial of service (network outage) via a page parameter with a % (percent) character followed by a non-alphanumeric character.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from 2wire. Update 1701hg 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

Refosvdb.org/49835Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/32211Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46537Refwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/7060Refosvdb.org/49835Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/32211Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46537Refwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/7060

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-6605?

CVE-2008-6605 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting 2wire 1701hg. It was published on April 6, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2008-6605?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-6605?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from 2wire. Update 1701hg 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-2008-6605?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2008-6605 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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