SB2022040506 - Multiple vulnerabilities in NETGEAR WAC124

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: N/A)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

2) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: N/A)

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in when processing authentication requests. A remote attacker can bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://kb.netgear.com/000064820/Security-Advisory-for-Denial-of-Service-on-WAC124-PSV-2021-0332
• https://kb.netgear.com/000064822/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-WAC124-PSV-2021-0341