CVE-2008-1263 — The Linksys WRT54G router stores passwords and keys in cleartext in the Config.bin file, which might allow remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via an HTTP request for the top-level Config.bin URI

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The Linksys WRT54G router stores passwords and keys in cleartext in the Config.bin file, which might allow remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via an HTTP request for the top-level Config.bin URI

Published Mar 10, 2008

4.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.04%

Description

The Linksys WRT54G router stores passwords and keys in cleartext in the Config.bin file, which might allow remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via an HTTP request for the top-level Config.bin URI.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.04% 0.01039

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01039

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 (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 2, 2026	1.04% (0.01039)	62.72th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.04% (0.01039)	59.37th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.20% (0.00199)	39.89th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.12% (0.00117)	47.19th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 26, 2024	0.11% (0.00109)	44.12th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.11% (0.00109)	42.12th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.06% (0.01061)	52.82th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 19, 2022	1.06% (0.01061)	51.19th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.06% (0.01061)	49.19th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.06% (0.01061)	28.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-310

References (3)

http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge/
x_refsource_MISCExploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489009/100/0/threaded
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41115
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge/		x_refsource_MISCExploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489009/100/0/threaded		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41115		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Mar 10, 2008

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Mar 10, 2008

Link CVE-2008-1263

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-1263

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2008-1263