HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-4390

Linksys Wvc54gc Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
3.3%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
The Cisco Linksys WVC54GC wireless video camera before firmware 1.25 sends cleartext configuration data in response to a Setup Wizard remote-management command, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information such as passwords by sniffing the network.
Affected vendor
Cisco
Affected product
Linksys Wvc54gc Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
Published
2008-12-09

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 3.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-4390

  • Confirm whether Cisco Linksys Wvc54gc Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-4390.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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