CVE-2016-10175 Information

Description

The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router leaks its serial number when performing a request to the /BRS_netgear_success.html URI. This serial number allows a user to obtain the administrator username and password when used in combination with the CVE-2016-10176 vulnerability that allows resetting the answers to the password-recovery questions.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-Vulnerability http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95867 https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txt https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40949/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8