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CVE-2011-5053

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Published: Jan 6, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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5.8
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 4.9
Source: NVD

Description

The Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) protocol, when the "external registrar" authentication method is used, does not properly inform clients about failed PIN authentication, which makes it easier for remote attackers to discover the PIN value, and consequently discover the Wi-Fi network password or reconfigure an access point, by reading EAP-NACK messages.

Affected (1)

Wi Fi
1 product
Wifi Protected Setup Protocol
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Wifi Protected Setup Protocol
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-287
Improper Authentication
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

References (12)

Source: cret@cert.org
Source: cret@cert.org
Source: cret@cert.org
Source: cret@cert.org
Source: cret@cert.org
US Government Resource
Source: cret@cert.org
US Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource

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