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CVE-2021-34865

Published: Jan 25, 2022

Modified: Aug 4, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.0

8.8

HIGH

Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of multiple NETGEAR routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the mini_httpd service, which listens on TCP port 80 by default. The issue results from incorrect string matching logic when accessing protected pages. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-13313.

VendorProductVersions

NETGEAR

Multiple Routers

affected
1.2.0.76_1.0.1

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-287

CVSS v3.0 Details

CVSS v3.0 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

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