MediumPublic exploit

CSRF in A-LINK WL54AP3 and WL54AP2 Management Interface

IdentifiersCVE-2008-6823CWE-352· Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

A-LINK WL54AP3 and WL54AP2 access points before firmware 1.4.2-eng1 contain multiple cross-site request forgery vulnerabilities in their management interface. A remote attacker can cause requests to management endpoints that alter WAN/network configuration or administrator credentials by abusing the authenticated administrator session.

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Impact, mitigation & remediation

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Impact

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An attacker can hijack an administrator's authentication context to modify network configuration settings or change administrator credentials. Configuration modification can enable further compromise of router-managed traffic, while credential changes can deny the legitimate administrator access and provide the attacker administrative control.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

As an interim measure, restrict access to the management interface to trusted networks, ensure administrators are aware of CSRF risks, and avoid browsing untrusted sites while authenticated to the device. Implement network segmentation and strong authentication where possible.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade affected A-LINK WL54AP3 and WL54AP2 access points to firmware 1.4.2-eng1 or a later vendor-provided firmware version.

PUBLIC EXPLOITS

Exploits

No valid public exploits. Mallory filtered out 1 candidate as fakes, detection scripts, or README-only repos.

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EXPOSURE SURFACE

Affected products & vendors

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VendorProductType

A-LinkWl54ap2hardware

A-LinkWl54ap3hardware

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ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

1 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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trend micro blog historicNews

Dec 11, 2018

Exploit Kit "Novidade" Found Targeting Home Routers | Trend Micro (US)

A specific router vulnerability affecting A-Link WL54AP3 / WL54AP2 that is included among flaws leveraged or targeted by the Novidade router exploit kit.

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