Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in NETGEAR WAC104 Devices
CVE-2021-35973

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Netgear
Status
Wac104 Firmware
Vendor
CVE Published:
30 June 2021

What is CVE-2021-35973?

The vulnerability in NETGEAR WAC104 devices allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate HTTP queries by using the &currentsetting.htm substring. This lets attackers change critical configurations, such as the web UI password, and can lead to enabling debug mode, which provides the limited-user account shell access. Due to inadequate permission controls in the /etc/ directory, attaining root access is relatively straightforward. This poses a significant risk to the integrity and security of network configurations.

References

https://gynvael.coldwind.pl/?lang=en&id=736
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https://kb.netgear.com/000063785/Security-Advisory-for-Au...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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