CVE-2008-6974

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in apply.cgi in DD-WRT 24 sp1 and earlier allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) execute arbitrary commands via the ping_ip parameter; (2) change the administrative credentials via the http_username and http_passwd parameters; (3) enable remote administration via the remote_management parameter; or (4) configure port forwarding via certain from, to, ip, and pro parameters.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.79% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory dd-wrt.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9209 exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499132 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499119 mailing list
http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=55173 vendor advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499135 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499024 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6974?
CVE-2008-6974 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-6974?
To fix CVE-2008-6974, 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-2008-6974 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-6974 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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