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Edimax GS-5008PL <= 1.00.54 Global Authentication State Across All Clients

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severity
critical
date
Affecting

  • Edimax GS-5008PL firmware versions <= 1.00.54

  • This product is classified as a Legacy model

CWE
  • CWE-1108 Excessive Reliance on Global Variables
CVSS
9.2
CVSS V4 Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Credit
Kazuma Matsumoto, a security researcher at GMO Cybersecurity by IERAE, Inc.
Description
Edimax GS-5008PL firmware version 1.00.54 and prior contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access the management interface. Attackers can exploit the global authentication flag mechanism to gain administrative access without credentials after any user authenticates, enabling unauthorized password changes, firmware uploads, and configuration modifications.

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