CVE-2016-10176

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-10176
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 allows an administrator to perform sensitive actions by invoking the apply.cgi URL on the web server of the device. This special URL is handled by the embedded web server (uhttpd) and processed accordingly. The web server also contains another URL, apply_noauth.cgi, that allows an unauthenticated user to perform sensitive actions on the device. This functionality can be exploited to change the router settings (such as the answers to the password-recovery questions) and achieve remote code execution.

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-20 | 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]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

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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