Information disclosure in NETGEAR Routers

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU73701

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a security misconfiguration issue. A local attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

D7000: before 1.0.1.74

D7800: before 1.0.1.56

JNR1010v2: before 1.1.0.54

JWNR2010v5: before 1.1.0.54

PR2000 fixed: before 1.0.0.30

R6020: before 1.0.0.26

R6050: before 1.0.1.14

JR6150: before 1.0.1.14

R6120: before 1.0.0.36

R6220: before 1.1.0.100

R6230: before 1.1.0.100

R6400v2: before 1.0.4.128

R6700v3: before 1.0.4.128

R7000: before 1.0.11.130

R7000P: before 1.3.3.148

R7100LG: before 1.0.0.42

R7500v2: before 1.0.3.20

R7800: before 1.0.2.60

WN3000RP: before 1.0.0.78

WN3000RPv2: before 1.0.0.78

WN3000RPv3: before 1.0.2.78

WN3100RPv2: before 1.0.0.66

WNR1000v4: before 1.1.0.54

WNR2000v5: before 1.0.0.68

WNR2020: before 1.1.0.62

WNR2050: before 1.1.0.62

External links

http://kb.netgear.com/000065561/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2017-2454

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.