Wlm 2501Hardware / appliance · Sitecom

CVE-2012-1922

MEDIUM · 6.8 CVSS v2.0 Published 2013-01-24
Mitigation only
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77/100
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
Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Sitecom WLM-2501 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that modify settings for (1) Mac Filtering via admin/formFilter, (2) IP/Port Filtering via formFilter, (3) Port Forwarding via formPortFw, (4) Wireless Access Control via admin/formWlAc, (5) Wi-Fi Protected Setup via formWsc, (6) URL Blocking Filter via formURL, (7) Domain Blocking Filter via formDOMAINBLK, and (8) IP Address ACL Filter via admin/formACL in goform/, different vectors than CVE-2012-1921.

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

Multiple CSRF vulnerabilities in Sitecom WLM-2501 router allow remote attackers to silently submit admin form requests (Mac Filtering, IP/Port Filtering, Port Forwarding, WPS, URL/Domain Blocking, ACL) by tricking authenticated administrators into visiting malicious pages. The router lacks anti-CSRF tokens or referer validation on eight different form endpoints in the goform/ directory.

MitigationSince this is an end-of-life legacy device likely lacking vendor patches, remediation requires either replacing the router with a currently-supported model or implementing compensating controls such as admin access exclusively over VPN/IPsec, network segmentation isolating the management interface, and browser-based CSRF protection extensions.

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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
Wlm 2501Hardware / appliance
Affected:all versions

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
M
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/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
    Log into the router's web administration interface and check the status or firmware page for the exact model number. Alternatively, check the device label on the router hardware itself.
    Affected if The model is Sitecom WLM-2501
  2. Confirm the web interface is accessible
    Attempt to access the router's default management IP (commonly 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1) in a web browser. Verify you can reach the login page.
    Affected if The router's administrative web interface is reachable on the network
  3. Verify goform endpoints exist
    After authentication, check for the presence of form handlers in the /goform/ directory by examining page source code or attempting to access known endpoints such as /goform/formMacFilter or /goform/formWps. These endpoints handle Mac Filtering, IP/Port Filtering, Port Forwarding, WPS, URL Blocking, and ACL settings.
    Affected if The router uses goform/ directory endpoints without anti-CSRF tokens for the listed features
  4. Check for CSRF protection mechanisms
    Inspect the HTML source of an admin page containing forms (e.g., Mac Filtering or Port Forwarding). Look for hidden input fields containing tokens, unique session identifiers, or referer validation logic in the form markup.
    Affected if No anti-CSRF tokens, unique session identifiers, or referer validation are present in the form code

You are affected if you have a Sitecom WLM-2501 router with its web interface accessible and the goform/ endpoints lack CSRF protection tokens in their form submissions.

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

Since this is an end-of-life legacy device likely lacking vendor patches, remediation requires either replacing the router with a currently-supported model or implementing compensating controls such as admin access exclusively over VPN/IPsec, network segmentation isolating the management interface, and browser-based CSRF protection extensions.

Fix this in Wlm 2501 Scoped from the published advisory
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