What is CVE-2019-7579?

CVE-2019-7579 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linksys Wrt1900acs, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-06-17.

How severe is CVE-2019-7579?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Linksys Wrt1900acs

CVE-2019-7579

An issue was discovered on Linksys WRT1900ACS 1.0.3.187766 devices. An ability exists for an unauthenticated user to browse a confidential ui/1.0.99.187766/dynamic/js/setup.js.localized file on the router's webserver, allowing for an attacker to identify possible passwords that the system uses to set the default guest network password. An attacker can use this list of 30 words along with a random 2 digit number to brute force their access onto a router's guest network.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.018 (76.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Linksys Wrt1900acs
Linksys Wrt1900acs_firmware — versions 1.0.3.187766
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Not Applicable)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-7579?: CVE-2019-7579 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linksys Wrt1900acs, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-06-17.
How severe is CVE-2019-7579?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.