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CVE-2023-38922

Published: Aug 7, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-120
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 54.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Netgear JWNR2000v2 v1.0.0.11, XWN5001 v0.4.1.1, and XAVN2001v2 v0.4.0.7 were discovered to contain multiple buffer overflows via the http_passwd and http_username parameters in the update_auth function.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-120

Affected Products

jwnr2000v2 firmwarenetgearNetworking Infrastructure
xwn5001 firmwarenetgearNetworking Infrastructure
xavn2001v2 firmwarenetgearNetworking Infrastructure
n/an/a
JWNR2000v2NETGEARNetworking Infrastructure
netgearcommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka net gear
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://github.com/FirmRec/IoT-Vulns/blob/main/netgear/http_passwd_auth/README.md
github.com
https://www.netgear.com/about/security/
netgear.com
https://vuldb.com/?id.236323
vuldb.com

Timeline

Published
Aug 7, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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