HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-1244

F5d7230 4 vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
4.9%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
cgi-bin/setup_dns.exe on the Belkin F5D7230-4 router with firmware 9.01.10 does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to perform administrative actions, as demonstrated by changing a DNS server via the dns1_1, dns1_2, dns1_3, and dns1_4 parameters. NOTE: it was later reported that F5D7632-4V6 with firmware 6.01.08 is also affected.
Affected vendor
Belkin
Affected product
F5d7230 4
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-287 — Improper Authentication
Published
2008-03-10

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.9% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-1244

  • Confirm whether Belkin F5d7230 4 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-1244.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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