CVE-2008-1522 describes a critical vulnerability in ZyXEL Prestige routers, specifically models P-660 and P-661 running firmware versions 3.40(AGD.2) through 3.40(AHQ.3). The vulnerability stems from the use of easily guessable default credentials: "user" for the "user" account and "1234" for the "admin" account. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to affected devices. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its low attack complexity (AC:L) and no authentication required (Au:N), enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:P/I:P/A:P). The EPSS score is low, indicating a low probability of exploitation in the wild. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting a lack of widespread attention or exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
h-d1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:prestige_660:h-d1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
h-d3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:prestige_660:h-d3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
hw-d1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:prestige_661:hw-d1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:zynos:3.40:agd.2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:zynos:3.40:agl.3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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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.