CVE-2008-1264 describes a critical vulnerability in the Linksys WRT54G router, where the default FTP password is "admin." This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to access sensitive configuration files like nvram.cfg, potentially leading to information disclosure and further compromise. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, enabling partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this fifteen-year-old flaw.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:wrt54g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.