CVE-2008-6824

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The management interface on the A-LINK WL54AP3 and WL54AP2 access points has a blank default password for the admin account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access.

Published: 2009-06-04 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-6824 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.57%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-6824

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
6899 exploit_db edb 2008-10-31 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-6824

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 4.65% 3.57% -1.08%
2 2026-06-04 4.31% 4.65% +0.34%
3 2025-12-18 — 4.31% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-6824

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-6824

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-6824

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
a-link wl54ap2 — cpe:2.3:h:a-link:wl54ap2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
a-link wl54ap3 — cpe:2.3:h:a-link:wl54ap3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-6824

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