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CVE-2008-1263

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-03-10 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-310

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

• Linksys Wrt54G: all versions

References

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

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