Linksys WAG200G through 1.01.06 Admin Password Change Without Current Password

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  "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-20008",
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    "title": "Linksys WAG200G through 1.01.06 Admin Password Change Without Current Password",
    "summary": "Linksys WAG200G through 1.01.06 contains a weak password change mechanism that allows attackers to change the administrator password without supplying the current password. Attackers with access to an authenticated administrator browser session can set a new password to lock out the legitimate administrator and take persistent device control.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:03:11.024Z",
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      "references": [
        "https://www.s3cur1ty.de/m1adv2013-016",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24476",
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  "source_id": "core-cve",
  "document_id": 406271,
  "published_at": "2026-10-28T02:03:11.024+00:00"
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