Access Control Vulnerability in NETGEAR Smart Managed Plus Switches
CVE-2020-35782

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Netgear
Status
Jgs516pe Firmware
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 December 2020

Summary

Certain NETGEAR Smart Managed Plus Switches are affected by a lack of access control, specifically at the function level. This vulnerability allows attackers to exploit the firmware update mechanism, failing to implement proper validations. As a result, unauthorized remote attackers can write arbitrary data to the internal memory of affected devices, including models JGS516PE, JGS524Ev2, JGS524PE, and GS116Ev2 prior to version 2.6.0.48.

References

https://kb.netgear.com/000062636/Security-Advisory-for-Mi...
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https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/03/08/technical-adviso...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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