CVE-2014-8243

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linksys SMART WiFi firmware versions prior to 2.1.41 build 162351 on E4200v2 and EA4500 devices Linksys SMART WiFi firmware versions prior to 1.1.41 build 162599 on EA6200 devices Linksys SMART WiFi firmware versions prior to 1.1.40 build 160989 on EA6300, EA6400, EA6500, and EA6700 devices Linksys SMART WiFi firmware versions prior to 1.1.42 build 161129 on EA6900 devices Linksys SMART WiFi firmware on EA2700 and EA3500 devices

Description The issue allows remote attackers to obtain the administrator's MD5 password hash via a direct request for the /.htpasswd URI.

Recommendations For Linksys SMART WiFi firmware on EA2700 and EA3500 devices, update to a version that fixes this issue. For Linksys SMART WiFi firmware on E4200v2 and EA4500 devices, update to version 2.1.41 build 162351 or later. For Linksys SMART WiFi firmware on EA6200 devices, update to version 1.1.41 build 162599 or later. For Linksys SMART WiFi firmware on EA6300, EA6400, EA6500, and EA6700 devices, update to version 1.1.40 build 160989 or later. For Linksys SMART WiFi firmware on EA6900 devices, update to version 1.1.42 build 161129 or later. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the /.htpasswd URI until a patch is available.