Improper Authentication in JGS516PE and GS116Ev2 - CVE-2020-35231

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Improper Authentication in JGS516PE and GS116Ev2 - CVE-2020-35231

Published: March 11, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU51390
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35231
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
JGS516PE
GS116Ev2
Software vendor:
NETGEAR

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in when processing authentication requests in the NSDP protocol implementation. A remote attacker on the local network can bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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