High severity · published Aug 7, 2023
CVE-2023-39550
Netgear JWNR2000v2 v1.0.0.11, XWN5001 v0.4.1.1, and XAVN2001v2 v0.4.0.7 were discovered to contain multiple buffer overflows via the http_passwd and http_username parameters in…
8.8
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Netgear JWNR2000v2 v1.0.0.11, XWN5001 v0.4.1.1, and XAVN2001v2 v0.4.0.7 were discovered to contain multiple buffer overflows via the http_passwd and http_username parameters in the check_auth function.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 65% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JF
Jwnr2000v2 Firmware · Netgear
1.0.0.11 · source: NVD
XF
Xavn2001v2 Firmware · Netgear
0.4.0.7 · source: NVD
XF
Xwn5001 Firmware · Netgear
0.4.1.1 · source: NVD
JW
Jwnr2000v2 · Netgear
v1.0.0.11, · source: CISA
XA
Xavn2001v2 · Netgear
v0.4.0.7 · source: CISA
XW
Xwn5001 · Netgear
v0.4.1.1 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39550
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39550
Exploit
https://github.com/FirmRec/IoT-Vulns/blob/main/netgear/http_passwd_auth/README.md
Vendor Advisory
https://www.netgear.com/about/security/
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