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CVE-2016-5649in critical feed

Netgear DGN2200 and DGND3700 disclose the administrator password

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
23.6%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
0
none known

A vulnerability is in the 'BSW_cxttongr.htm' page of the Netgear DGN2200, version DGN2200-V1.0.0.50_7.0.50, and DGND3700, version DGND3700-V1.0.0.17_1.0.17, which can allow a remote attacker to access this page without any authentication. When processed, it exposes the admin password in clear text before it gets redirected to absw_vfysucc.cgia. An attacker can use this password to gain administrator access to the targeted router's web interface.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

23.58% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.09.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Netgear DGN2200
  • Netgear DGND3700

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/140342/Netgear-DGN2200-DGND3700-WNDR4500-Information-Disclosure.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/152675/Netgear-DGN2200-DGND3700-Admin-Password-Disclosure.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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