CVE-2020-17409

Summary

CVECVE-2020-17409
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-10-13 17:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-12-03 15:46:00 UTC
DescriptionThis vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of NETGEAR R6120, R6080, R6260, R6220, R6020, JNR3210, and WNR2020 routers with firmware 1.0.66. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the mini_httpd service, which listens on TCP port 80 by default. The issue results from incorrect string matching logic when accessing protected pages. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise. Was ZDI-CAN-10754.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-288

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Netgear Jnr3210 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Jnr3210 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Jnr3210 Firmware - All All All
Operating System Netgear Jnr3210 Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netgear R6020 - All All All
Hardware Netgear R6020 - All All All
Operating System Netgear R6020 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear R6020 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear R6080 - All All All
Hardware Netgear R6080 - All All All
Operating System Netgear R6080 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear R6080 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear R6120 - All All All
Hardware Netgear R6120 - All All All
Operating System Netgear R6120 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear R6120 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear R6220 - All All All
Hardware Netgear R6220 - All All All
Operating System Netgear R6220 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear R6220 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear R6230 - All All All
Hardware Netgear R6230 - All All All
Operating System Netgear R6230 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear R6230 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear R6260 - All All All
Hardware Netgear R6260 - All All All
Operating System Netgear R6260 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear R6260 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear R6330 - All All All
Hardware Netgear R6330 - All All All
Operating System Netgear R6330 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear R6330 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear R6350 - All All All
Hardware Netgear R6350 - All All All
Operating System Netgear R6350 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear R6350 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear R6850 - All All All
Hardware Netgear R6850 - All All All
Operating System Netgear R6850 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Netgear R6850 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Netgear Wnr2020 - All All All
Hardware Netgear Wnr2020 - All All All
Operating System Netgear Wnr2020 Firmware - All All All
Operating System Netgear Wnr2020 Firmware - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory for Authentication Bypass on Some Routers, PSV-2020-0258 | Answer | NETGEAR Support N/A kb.netgear.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
ZDI-20-1176 | Zero Day Initiative N/A www.zerodayinitiative.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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