CVE-2008-6823

A-LINK WL54AP2 and WL54AP3 < 1.4.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via Management Interface

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-6823. PoCs published by Henri Lindberg.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a CSRF and XSS vulnerability in A-Link WL54AP3 and WL54AP2 devices. The PoC includes HTML forms to change DNS settings, enable WAN access, and modify admin credentials without authentication.

Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the management interface on the A-LINK WL54AP3 and WL54AP2 access points before firmware 1.4.2-eng1 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) modify the network configuration via certain parameters to goform/formWanTcpipSetup or (2) modify credentials via certain parameters to goform/formPasswordSetup.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Henri Lindberg · textremotehardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6899

This exploit demonstrates a CSRF and XSS vulnerability in A-Link WL54AP3 and WL54AP2 devices. The PoC includes HTML forms to change DNS settings, enable WAN access, and modify admin credentials without authentication.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: A-Link WL54AP3 and WL54AP2 (any firmware)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious page · Default management interface IP (192.168.1.254) must be accessible
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46255
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46256
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/49466
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32008
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/49465
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497997/100/0/threaded
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6899
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32421
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.a-link.com/WL54AP3.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0154
EPSS Percentile 71.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-352
Status published
Products (24)
a-link/wl54ap2 1.2.0
a-link/wl54ap2 1.2.1
a-link/wl54ap2 1.2.2
a-link/wl54ap2 1.2.3
a-link/wl54ap2 1.2.4
a-link/wl54ap2 1.2.5
a-link/wl54ap2 1.2.6
a-link/wl54ap2 1.2.7
a-link/wl54ap2 1.2.8
a-link/wl54ap2 1.2.9
... and 14 more
Published Jun 04, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026