CVE-2021-34977

Published: Jan 13, 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 NETGEAR R7000 1.0.11.116_10.2.100 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of SOAP requests. The issue results from the lack of proper authentication verification before performing a password reset. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to reset the admin password. Was ZDI-CAN-13483.

Vendor	Product	Versions
NETGEAR	R7000	affected `1.0.11.116_10.2.100`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-288

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

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1239/

x_refsource_MISC

https://kb.netgear.com/000064046/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-on-Some-Routers-and-DSL-Modem-Routers-PSV-2021-0134

x_refsource_MISC

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CVE-2021-34977

Description

Affected Products

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.0 Details

References