Netgear Arlo/Arlo Q/Arlo Q Plus Password hard-coded credentials
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Netgear Arlo, Arlo Q and Arlo Q Plus and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation of the argument Password with the input 12345678 can lead to hard-coded credentials.
The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-10115. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.
Configuration settings should be changed.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Netgear Arlo, Arlo Q and Arlo Q Plus (the affected version is unknown). This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument password with the input value 12345678 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:
NETGEAR Arlo base stations with firmware 1.7.5_6178 and earlier, Arlo Q devices with firmware 1.8.0_5551 and earlier, and Arlo Q Plus devices with firmware 1.8.1_6094 and earlier have a default password of 12345678, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access after a factory reset or in a factory configuration.
The bug was discovered 12/21/2016. The weakness was shared 01/04/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at blog.newskysecurity.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-10115 since 01/04/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1110.001.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting .
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 95265†). The entry VDB-94925 is related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.netgear.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploiting
Class: Hard-coded credentialsCWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
12/21/2016 🔍01/04/2017 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: netgear.comAdvisory: blog.newskysecurity.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2016-10115 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10115
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94924
SecurityFocus: 95265 - Multiple NETGEAR Products CVE-2016-10115 Default Credentials Security Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-10115 - NETGEAR - Multiple Products - Dangerous Default Credentials Issue
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Entry
Created: 01/04/2017 18:32Changes: 01/04/2017 18:32 (64)
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