CVE-2004-1550

Motorola Wireless Router WR850G <4.03 - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-1550. Includes Metasploit module auxiliary/admin/motorola/wr850g_cred.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit auxiliary module exploits an information leakage vulnerability in Motorola WR850G routers (firmware v4.03) by sending a GET request to '/ver.asp' to retrieve administrator credentials if an admin is logged in.

Description

Motorola Wireless Router WR850G running firmware 4.03 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, log on as an administrator, and obtain sensitive information by repeatedly making an HTTP request for ver.asp until an administrator logs on.

Exploits (1)

metasploit WORKING POC
rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/admin/motorola/wr850g_cred.rb

This Metasploit auxiliary module exploits an information leakage vulnerability in Motorola WR850G routers (firmware v4.03) by sending a GET request to '/ver.asp' to retrieve administrator credentials if an admin is logged in.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Motorola WR850G v4.03
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Administrator must be logged in to the router
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-September/026791.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17474
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109613135105800&w=2
Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11241

Scores

EPSS 0.3548
EPSS Percentile 97.2%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
motorola/wr850g 4.0.3_firmware
Published Dec 31, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026