CVE-2009-1557

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities on the Cisco Linksys WVC54GCA wireless video camera with firmware 1.00R22 and 1.00R24 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the next_file parameter to (1) main.cgi, (2) img/main.cgi, or (3) adm/file.cgi; or (4) the this_file parameter to adm/file.cgi.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.88% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50224 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34714 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1173 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/hacking-linksys-ip-cameras-pt-4/ exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/34767 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1557?
CVE-2009-1557 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1557?
To fix CVE-2009-1557, 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-2009-1557 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1557 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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