Netgear Nighthawk R6700 1.0.4.120 UART Console improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Netgear Nighthawk R6700 1.0.4.120. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component UART Console. The manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-23147. An attack on the physical device is feasible. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Netgear Nighthawk R6700 1.0.4.120. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component UART Console. 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 weakness was presented 12/31/2021. The advisory is available at tenable.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-23147 since 12/30/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/31/2021).

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 Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/30/2021 🔍
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01/05/2022 +5 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netgear.com

Advisory: tenable.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2021-23147 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-23147
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-189498

Entryinfo

Created: 12/31/2021 08:16
Updated: 01/05/2022 10:11
Changes: 12/31/2021 08:16 (37), 01/05/2022 10:11 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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