CVE-2001-1117

Description

LinkSys EtherFast BEFSR41 Cable/DSL routers running firmware before 1.39.3 Beta allows a remote attacker to view administration and user passwords by connecting to the router and viewing the HTML source for (1) index.htm and (2) Password.htm.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.51% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/201390	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3141	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/5467	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6949	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/1920	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/203302	mailing list patch vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.linksys.com/pub/befsr41/befsr-fw1402.zip

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-1117?: CVE-2001-1117 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-1117?: To fix CVE-2001-1117, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-1117 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-1117 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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