Improper Authentication in NETGEAR products - CVE-2023-27358

 

Improper Authentication in NETGEAR products - CVE-2023-27358

Published: April 11, 2023 / Updated: May 2, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU74819
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-27358
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing authentication requests within the handling of specific SOAP requests. A remote attacker on the local network can bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the device.


Affected software

RAX30
RAX35
RAX38
RAX40
RAXE300

How to mitigate CVE-2023-27358

Install updates from vendor's website.

RAX30 - update to 1.0.10.94
RAX35 - update to 1.0.10.94
RAX38 - update to 1.0.10.94
RAX40 - update to 1.0.10.94
RAXE300 - update to 1.0.10.94

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