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Improper Access Control

CVE-2025-56241

High
7.5/10

Summary

Aztech DSL5005EN firmware 1.00.AZ_2013-05-10 and possibly other versions allows unauthenticated attackers to change the administrator password via a crafted POST request to sysAccess.asp. This allows full administrative control of the router without authentication.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Listed 5th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', improper (or broken) access control attacks are a fundamental type of vulnerability. This includes a broad range of design flaws that enable users to act outside of their intended permissions. They can use these privileges to gain access to restricted files and functionality such as accessing restricted information, falsifying records, destroying data, or executing commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published