CVE-2016-10175

high-risk
Published 2017-01-30

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.

Do I need to act?

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81.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 18% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
40949
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Netgear

References (10)

Patch http://kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Sec...
Exploit http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95867
Exploit https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.t...
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40949/
Patch http://kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Sec...
Exploit http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95867
Exploit https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.t...
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40949/
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high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 20/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal