{"id":16169,"date":"2018-05-23T07:49:01","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T06:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=16169"},"modified":"2018-05-23T16:59:54","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T15:59:54","slug":"4-year-old-wps-security-flaw-still-affecting-talktalk-uk-isp-router","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2018\/05\/4-year-old-wps-security-flaw-still-affecting-talktalk-uk-isp-router.html","title":{"rendered":"4 Year Old WPS Security Flaw Still Affecting TalkTalk UK ISP Router UPDATE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the older D-Link based ADSL2+ broadband routers from UK ISP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/tt\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">TalkTalk<\/a> has been found to still be vulnerable to a security exploit, which was first notified to the provider all the way back in 2014. This enables a hacker to gain access to your wireless (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/wifi\">WiFi<\/a>) network by sniffing out the WPS password.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>According to a new security advisory from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indigofuzz.com\/article.php?docid=talktalk1430\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IndigoFuzz<\/a> (bonus credits to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2018\/05\/22\/talktalk_routers_cracked_by_four_year_old_bug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Register<\/a> for spotting), the <strong>Wi-Fi Protected Setup<\/strong> (WPS) feature on the <strong>D-Link<\/strong> (RT2860 chipset) router is insecure and always-on (even if the WPS pairing button is not used).<\/p>\n<p>As a result all it takes is for somebody within range of the wireless signal to use a common hacking tool in order to automatically probe the network and uncover its password, which all happens in the space of a few seconds.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>IndigoFuzz Statement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This method has proven successful on multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/tt\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">TalkTalk<\/a> Super Routers belonging to consenting parties which is enough to suggest that this vulnerability affects all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/tt\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">TalkTalk<\/a> Super Routers of this particular model\/version.<\/p>\n<p>TalkTalk have been notified of this vulnerability in the past and have failed to patch it many years later. It is also documented across various community forums. Links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.talktalk.co.uk\/t5\/Product-Archive\/D-Link-RT2860-Security-issuu\/td-p\/1542425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2014 TalkTalk Forum Post: D-Link RT2860 [Security issue]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.broadbandbanter.co.uk\/43848-talktalk-dsl-3680-wps-security-vulnerability.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2014 BroadbandBanter Forum Post: TalkTalk DSL-3680 WPS security vulnerability<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forum.hashkiller.co.uk\/topic-view.aspx?t=16150\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2016 Hashkiller Forum Post: WPA Packet Cracking &#8211; TalkTalk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Contrary to the above statement we do not believe that the aforementioned router is one of TalkTalk&#8217;s more modern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/vdsl\">VDSL2<\/a> equipped &#8220;<em>Super Routers<\/em>&#8220;, as this term tends to only be used when referencing their Huawei HG633, HG635 or the D-Link 3782 device (the latter was released in 2017). At present it is not known how many of their customers still use the older RT2860 based D-Link kit (the model number isn&#8217;t stated).<\/p>\n<p>Admittedly back in 2014 TalkTalk&#8217;s approach to security was somewhat more lax than it is today and things didn&#8217;t really improve until after the 2015 cyber-attack on their website (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2015\/10\/talktalks-reputation-hit-after-hackers-try-to-steal-more-personal-data.html\">here<\/a>), which sent their reputation and customer base into free fall for awhile.<\/p>\n<p>One small upside to this case is that their older router didn&#8217;t deliver a particularly good <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/wifi\">WiFi<\/a> signal in the first place and as a result the hacker would have needed to be practically inside your house in order to gain a stable connection. At the time of writing TalkTalk has not provided a comment but we will update once they do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE 4:58pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After a long wait TalkTalk has issued the following statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>A TalkTalk Spokesperson told ISPreview.co.uk:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re aware of the reported issue affecting some older routers that means in some rare circumstances, a third party could potentially access the gateway\u2019s wireless network password. We work closely with equipment suppliers to ensure that models that may be vulnerable are patched as part of a routine update and maintenance programme.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the older D-Link based ADSL2+ broadband routers from UK ISP TalkTalk has been found to still be vulnerable to a security exploit, which was first notified to the provider all the way back in 2014. 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