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Medium severity · published May 3, 2024
CVE-2023-34283
NETGEAR RAX30 USB Share Link Following Information Disclosure Vulnerability
4.6
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
NETGEAR RAX30 USB Share Link Following Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of NETGEAR RAX30 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of symbolic links on removable USB media. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the router's web server to access arbitrary local files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose information in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-19498.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 51% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RA
RAX30 · NETGEAR
1.0.9.92_1 · source: vendor
RF
Rax30 Firmware · Netgear
before 1.0.10.94 · source: NVD, CISA
Affected product
RA
RAX30
NETGEAR
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34283
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34283
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000065650/Security-Advisory-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-on-the-RAX30-PSV-2023-0003-PSV-2023-0004?article=000065650
Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-837/
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