CVE-2016-10175

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-10175
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-30 04:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router leaks its serial number when performing a request to the /BRS_netgear_success.html URI. This serial number allows a user to obtain the administrator username and password, when used in combination with the CVE-2016-10176 vulnerability that allows resetting the answers to the password-recovery questions.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Netgear Wnr2000v5 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Wnr2000v5 Firmware All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Full Disclosure: [0-day] RCE and admin credential disclosure in NETGEAR WNR2000 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 raw.githubusercontent.com Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Netgear WNR2000v5 - Remote Code Execution - CGI remote Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
Netgear WNR2000 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Insecure Remote Access and Command Execution Security Vulnerability, PSV-2016-0255 | Answer | NETGEAR Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.netgear.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
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