CVE-2011-5053
mediumpriority · track · 34EPSS 0.033 · 88 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-18291Reaver - WiFi Protected Setup (WPS)PoC · exploit_db
affected products (66)
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also known as (8)
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sources
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references (16)
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- http://code.google.com/p/reaver-wps/cnnvd
- http://sviehb.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/viehboeck_wps.pdfcnnvd
- http://sviehb.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/wi-fi-protected-setup-pin-brute-force-vulnerability/cnnvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/723755cnnvd
- http://code.google.com/p/reaver-wps/enisa_euvd
- http://sviehb.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/viehboeck_wps.pdfenisa_euvd
- http://sviehb.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/wi-fi-protected-setup-pin-brute-force-vulnerability/enisa_euvd
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityResponse/cisco-sr-20120111-wpsenisa_euvd
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