CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.7 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Netgear WAC505 and WAC510 (Wireless LAN Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code of the component Firmware Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a downgrade vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-757. A protocol or its implementation supports interaction between multiple actors and allows those actors to negotiate which algorithm should be used as a protection mechanism such as encryption or authentication, but it does not select the strongest algorithm that is available to both parties. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by unauthenticated firmware downgrade. This affects WAC505 before 5.0.0.17 and WAC510 before 5.0.0.17.
The weakness was shared 04/23/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kb.netgear.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-21131 since 04/20/2020. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1562.010.
Upgrading to version 5.0.0.17 eliminates this vulnerability.
The entry 154285 is related to this item.
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Type
Vendor
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License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9
VulDB Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Temp Score: 7.7
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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NVD Base Score: 8.1
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: DowngradeCWE: CWE-757
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: No
Remote: Partially
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: WAC505/WAC510 5.0.0.17
Timeline
04/20/2020 🔍04/23/2020 🔍
04/24/2020 🔍
10/12/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: netgear.comAdvisory: kb.netgear.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2018-21131 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 04/24/2020 07:13Updated: 10/12/2020 09:20
Changes: 04/24/2020 07:13 (39), 04/24/2020 07:18 (12), 10/12/2020 09:14 (1), 10/12/2020 09:20 (1)
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