CVE-2007-5383 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Thomson/Alcatel SpeedTouch 7G router, specifically affecting the BT Home Hub 6.2.6.B and earlier versions. Remote attackers on an intranet can gain administrative access by appending a '/' to the PATH_INFO of cgi/b. The vulnerability is rated with a critical CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While external attackers can leverage a separate CSRF vulnerability to exploit this, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:alcatel:speedtouch_7g_router:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 6.2.6.bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:bt:home_hub:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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