CVE-2011-5053

Published Jan 6, 2012

Last updated 12 years ago

Overview

Description: The Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) protocol, when the "external registrar" authentication method is used, does not properly inform clients about failed PIN authentication, which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover the PIN value, and consequently discover the Wi-Fi network password or reconfigure an access point, by reading EAP-NACK messages.
Source: cret@cert.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 5.8
Impact score: 4.9
Exploitability score: 8.6
Vector string: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-287

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wi-fi:wifi_protected_setup_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "3D2A3134-0F55-472C-BC79-D5F0C24CFC81"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References