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Improper Authentication

CVE-2008-1259

High
9.3/10

Summary

The Zyxel P-2602HW-D1A router with 3.40(AJZ.1) firmware maintains authentication state by IP address, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by establishing a session from a source IP address of a user who previously authenticated within the previous 5 minutes.

  • MEDIUM
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • COMPLETE
  • COMPLETE
  • COMPLETE

CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Improper (or broken) authentication attacks are widespread, and have accounted for many of the worst data breaches in recent years. Improper authentication attacks are a class of vulnerabilities where an attacker impersonates a legitimate user by exploiting weaknesses in either session management or credential management to gain access to the user’s account. This can result in disclosure of sensitive information, and can lead to system compromise, theft, identity theft, and fraud.

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