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SMC8104 combination cable modem and wireless router vulnerability

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02-Nov-2009, 12:21 PM #1
SMC8104 combination cable modem and wireless router vulnerability
http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/news/2251925/...aises-security

http://chenosaurus.com/2009/10/
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02-Nov-2009, 03:28 PM #2
Well, this is somewhat of a half-truth.

Many routers come with WEP as a default, but you can configure better encryption. This router supports WPA/WPA2, so that's not really an issue unless you're naive. Gee, a lot of routers come with wireless enabled with NO security, talk about a security hole!
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02-Nov-2009, 04:21 PM #3
[quote]After poking around using the customer account, I found that access to the admin features of the router has been disabled via Javascript. You heard me correct, the web admin for the router simply uses a script to hide certain menu options when the user does not have admin privileges. By simply disabling Javascript in the browser, I was able to access all the features of the router. With that access, I am now able to change the wifi settings, port-forwarding, etc.
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I don't think this is the norm on routers.


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02-Nov-2009, 06:40 PM #4
I think if you get into the router's configuration files, you can probably do that with any router and Javascript.
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