Netgear D3600/D6000 up to 1.0.0.49 Key Recovery cgi-bin/passrec.asp Password credentials management

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Netgear D3600 and D6000 up to 1.0.0.49. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file cgi-bin/passrec.asp of the component Key Recovery. Performing a manipulation results in credentials management (Password). This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-8289. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Netgear D3600 and D6000 up to 1.0.0.49 (Wireless LAN Software). This affects an unknown code block of the file cgi-bin/passrec.asp of the component Key Recovery. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability (Password). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-255. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The password-recovery feature on NETGEAR D3600 devices with firmware 1.0.0.49 and D6000 devices with firmware 1.0.0.49 and earlier allows remote attackers to discover the cleartext administrator password by reading the cgi-bin/passrec.asp HTML source code.

The weakness was published 06/20/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-8289 since 11/19/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/12/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1552 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:cgi-bin/passrec.asp it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43497 (Netgear D6000 and D3600 Router Multiple Vulnerabilities).

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

Similar entry is available at VDB-88064. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Type

• Wireless LAN Software

Vendor

• Netgear

Name

• D3600
• D6000

Version

• 1.0.0.0
• 1.0.0.1
• 1.0.0.2
• 1.0.0.3
• 1.0.0.4
• 1.0.0.5
• 1.0.0.6
• 1.0.0.7
• 1.0.0.8
• 1.0.0.9
• 1.0.0.10
• 1.0.0.11
• 1.0.0.12
• 1.0.0.13
• 1.0.0.14
• 1.0.0.15
• 1.0.0.16
• 1.0.0.17
• 1.0.0.18
• 1.0.0.19
• 1.0.0.20
• 1.0.0.21
• 1.0.0.22
• 1.0.0.23
• 1.0.0.24
• 1.0.0.25
• 1.0.0.26
• 1.0.0.27
• 1.0.0.28
• 1.0.0.29
• 1.0.0.30
• 1.0.0.31
• 1.0.0.32
• 1.0.0.33
• 1.0.0.34
• 1.0.0.35
• 1.0.0.36
• 1.0.0.37
• 1.0.0.38
• 1.0.0.39
• 1.0.0.40
• 1.0.0.41
• 1.0.0.42
• 1.0.0.43
• 1.0.0.44
• 1.0.0.45
• 1.0.0.46
• 1.0.0.47
• 1.0.0.48
• 1.0.0.49

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.netgear.com/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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