MEDIUM
Linksys WRT54g firmware 1.00.9 does not require credentials when making configuration changes, which allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary configurations via a direct request to Security.tri, as demonstrated using the SecurityMode and layout parameters, a different issue than CVE-2006-2559
Published Oct 9, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.10%
Description
Linksys WRT54g firmware 1.00.9 does not require credentials when making configuration changes, which allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary configurations via a direct request to Security.tri, as demonstrated using the SecurityMode and layout parameters, a different issue than CVE-2006-2559.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.10% 0.04103
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04103
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.10% (0.04103) | 90.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.06% (0.04061) | 89.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 24, 2026 | 30.72% (0.30722) | 96.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 8, 2025 | 28.69% (0.28692) | 96.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 18.08% (0.18083) | 94.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 19.11% (0.19105) | 92.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 18.08% (0.18083) | 94.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 28, 2025 | 7.42% (0.07419) | 94.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.38% (0.05378) | 93.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 5, 2023 | 1.74% (0.01743) | 86.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 20, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01972) | 87.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 13, 2023 | 1.73% (0.01732) | 86.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 6, 2023 | 1.71% (0.01707) | 86.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2023 | 1.01% (0.01015) | 81.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.96% (0.00961) | 80.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-August/048495.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21372 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016638 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/930364 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19347 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://kinqpinz.info/lib/wrt54g/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://kinqpinz.info/lib/wrt54g/own2.txt x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5926 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-August/048495.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/21372 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016638 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/930364 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19347 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://kinqpinz.info/lib/wrt54g/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://kinqpinz.info/lib/wrt54g/own2.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5926 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 9, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 9, 2006
Link CVE-2006-5202
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a