NETGEAR RAX30 USB Share Link Following Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE-2023-34283

4.6MEDIUM

Key Information

Vendor
Netgear
Status
Rax30
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 May 2024

Summary

NETGEAR RAX30 USB Share Link Following Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of NETGEAR RAX30 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of symbolic links on removable USB media. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the router's web server to access arbitrary local files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose information in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-19498.

Affected Version(s)

RAX30 = 1.0.9.92_1

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-837/
x_research-advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000065650/Security-Advisory-for-Mu...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.6
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Physical
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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