Netgear WNR2020 prior 1.1.00.36 hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Netgear D6200, D7000, PR2000, R6020, R6080, R6050, JR6150, R6120, R6220, R6230, R6260, R6700v2, R6800, R6900v2 and WNR2020. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2019-20656. The attack is only possible within the local network. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Netgear D6200, D7000, PR2000, R6020, R6080, R6050, JR6150, R6120, R6220, R6230, R6260, R6700v2, R6800, R6900v2 and WNR2020 (Wireless LAN Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by a a hardcoded password. This affects D6200 before 1.1.00.36, D7000 before 1.0.1.74, PR2000 before 1.0.0.30, R6020 before 1.0.0.42, R6080 before 1.0.0.42, R6050 before 1.0.1.24, JR6150 before 1.0.1.24, R6120 before 1.0.0.48, R6220 before 1.1.0.86, R6230 before 1.1.0.86, R6260 before 1.1.0.64, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.62, R6800 before 1.2.0.62, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.62, and WNR2020 before 1.1.0.62.

The weakness was disclosed 04/15/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kb.netgear.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-20656 since 04/15/2020. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1110.001.

Upgrading to version 1.1.00.36 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: D6200/D7000/PR2000/R6020/R6080/R6050/JR6150/R6120/R6220/R6230/R6260/R6700v2/R6800/R6900v2/WNR2020 1.1.00.36

Timelineinfo

04/15/2020 🔍
04/15/2020 +0 days 🔍
04/16/2020 +1 days 🔍
05/26/2024 +1501 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netgear.com

Advisory: kb.netgear.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-20656 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-20656
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-153712
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/16/2020 09:49
Updated: 05/26/2024 14:16
Changes: 04/16/2020 09:49 (39), 04/16/2020 09:54 (12), 05/26/2024 14:16 (34)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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