CVE-2008-1334
cgi/b on the BT Home Hub router allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, and read or modify administrative settings or make arbitrary VoIP telephone calls, by placing a character at the end of the PATH_INFO, as demonstrated by (1) %5C (encoded…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.68%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
cgi/b on the BT Home Hub router allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, and read or modify administrative settings or make arbitrary VoIP telephone calls, by placing a character at the end of the PATH_INFO, as demonstrated by (1) %5C (encoded backslash), (2) '%' (percent), and (3) '~' (tilde). NOTE: the '/' (slash) vector is already covered by CVE-2007-5383.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.68% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- bt/home hub
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/holes-in-embedded-devices-authentication-bypass-pt-1/Exploit
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge/Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489009/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41271
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/holes-in-embedded-devices-authentication-bypass-pt-1/Exploit
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge/Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489009/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41271
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.