CVE-2004-2557

Public Exploit

Description

NetGear WG602 (aka WG602v1) Wireless Access Point 1.7.14 has a hardcoded account of username "superman" and password "21241036", which allows remote attackers to modify the configuration.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.18% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/365230	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10459	vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-06/0036.html	exploit mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16312	vdb entry
http://slashdot.org/articles/04/06/08/1319206.shtml?tid=126&tid=172	exploit
http://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_files/n101383.asp
http://www.osvdb.org/6743	vdb entry
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-159.shtml	third party advisory government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/11773	patch vendor advisory third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2557?: CVE-2004-2557 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2557?: To fix CVE-2004-2557, 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-2004-2557 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-2557 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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