CVE-2015-5996 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting Mediabridge Medialink MWN-WAPR300N devices running firmware version 5.07.50. This flaw allows remote attackers to hijack authenticated user sessions. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit for rebooting the router is available on ExploitDB, and it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, including an article noting its targeting in exploit kits.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.07.50CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mediabridge:medialink_mwn-wapr300n_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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