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CVE-2019-17137

Published: Feb 10, 2020

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.0

9.4

CRITICAL

Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR AC1200 R6220 Firmware version 1.1.0.86 Smart WiFi Router. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of path strings. By inserting a null byte into the path, the user can skip most authentication checks. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-8616.

VendorProductVersions

NETGEAR

AC1200

affected
R6220 Firmware version 1.1.0.86

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-626

CVSS v3.0 Details

CVSS v3.0 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Low

Availability

High

References

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