Netgear WNDR4700 1.0.0.34 Administration Portal hdd_usr_setup.htm improper authentication

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A vulnerability has been found in Netgear WNDR4700 1.0.0.34 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /apply.cgi?/hdd_usr_setup.htm of the component Administration Portal. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-3072. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to use restrictive firewalling.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Netgear WNDR4700 1.0.0.34 (Wireless LAN Software). This affects an unknown part of the file /apply.cgi?/hdd_usr_setup.htm of the component Administration Portal. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An Authentication Bypass vulnerability exists in NETGEAR Centria WNDR4700 Firmware 1.0.0.34 in http://<router_ip>/apply.cgi?/hdd_usr_setup.htm that when visited by any user, authenticated or not, causes the router to no longer require a password to access the web administration portal.

The weakness was published 11/14/2019 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.netgear.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-3072 since 04/15/2013. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/15/2019).

By approaching the search of inurl:apply.cgi?/hdd_usr_setup.htm it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

It is possible to mitigate the weakness by firewalling .

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (92554†). Similar entries are available at VDB-145576 and VDB-145574. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Wireless LAN Software

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• Netgear

Name

• WNDR4700

Version

• 1.0.0.34

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.netgear.com/

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