Insufficiently protected credentials in JGS516PE and GS116Ev2 - CVE-2020-35221

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Insufficiently protected credentials in JGS516PE and GS116Ev2 - CVE-2020-35221

Published: March 11, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU51398
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35221
CWE-ID: CWE-522
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 compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the hashing algorithm is insecure. A remote attacker on the local network can generate valid passwords or infer some parts of the original one. 


Remediation

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

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