Netgear WNR3500U/WNR3500L SMB Service path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Netgear WNR3500U and WNR3500L. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component SMB Service. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-4657. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Netgear WNR3500U and WNR3500L (Wireless LAN Software) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component SMB Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Symlink Traversal vulnerability in NETGEAR WNR3500U and WNR3500L due to misconfiguration in the SMB service.

The weakness was released 11/13/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-4657 since 06/24/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/13/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/24/2013 🔍
11/13/2019 +2333 days 🔍
11/14/2019 +1 days 🔍
02/13/2024 +1552 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netgear.com

Advisory: ise.io
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2013-4657 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4657
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-145471

Entryinfo

Created: 11/14/2019 15:36
Updated: 02/13/2024 13:11
Changes: 11/14/2019 15:36 (34), 11/14/2019 15:41 (18), 02/13/2024 13:11 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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