Speedport 500vHardware / appliance · T Com

CVE-2007-0435

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v2.0 Published 2007-01-23
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
T-Com Speedport 500V routers with firmware 1.31 allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and reconfigure the device via a LOGINKEY=TECOM cookie value.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

The T-Com Speedport 500V router with firmware 1.31 contains a hardcoded authentication bypass vulnerability. Attackers can bypass authentication and reconfigure the device by simply setting a LOGINKEY=TECOM cookie value in HTTP requests, indicating the authentication logic checks for a static client-side credential rather than proper server-side validation.

MitigationUpdate the router to the latest firmware version if available; otherwise replace the device with a supported model. Restrict access to the router's web management interface using firewall rules or network segmentation to limit exposure to untrusted networks.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Speedport 500vHardware / appliance
Affected:all versions
Speedport 500v FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= 1.31

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify the router model
    Access the router's web administration interface and check the device information page, or inspect the device label/packaging for the model number.
    Affected if The device is a T-Com Speedport 500v router.
  2. Check the firmware version
    Log into the router's web interface and navigate to the status or system information page to view the installed firmware version.
    Affected if The firmware version is 1.31 or any version on a Speedport 500v router.
  3. Verify web management interface accessibility
    Determine if the router's HTTP administration interface (typically on ports 80 or 443) is reachable from network segments outside your trusted LAN, such as the internet or guest networks.
    Affected if The router's web management interface is exposed to untrusted networks.
  4. Test for hardcoded cookie bypass
    Send an HTTP request to the router's login page or any protected resource with the cookie header set to LOGINKEY=TECOM, and observe if authentication is bypassed.
    Affected if Setting the LOGINKEY=TECOM cookie allows access without valid credentials.

A user is affected if they operate a T-Com Speedport 500v router with firmware 1.31 (or any version) that has its web interface accessible, and the LOGINKEY=TECOM cookie bypasses authentication.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update the router to the latest firmware version if available; otherwise replace the device with a supported model. Restrict access to the router's web management interface using firewall rules or network segmentation to limit exposure to untrusted networks.

Fix this in Speedport 500v Scoped from the published advisory
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