CVE-2017-5521 on CISA KEV

An issue was discovered on NETGEAR R8500, R8300, R7000, R6400, R7300, R7100LG, R6300v2, WNDR3400v3, WNR3500Lv2, R6250, R6700, R6900, and R8000 devices. They are prone to password disclosure via simple crafted requests to the web management server. The bug is exploitable remotely

01What CISA says about this vulnerability

An issue was discovered on NETGEAR R8500, R8300, R7000, R6400, R7300, R7100LG, R6300v2, WNDR3400v3, WNR3500Lv2, R6250, R6700, R6900, and R8000 devices. They are prone to password disclosure via simple crafted requests to the web management server. The bug is exploitable remotely if the remote management option is set, and can also be exploited given access to the router over LAN or WLAN. When…

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions. If the affected device has since entered end-of-life, it should be disconnected if still in use.

03Notes & references

• www.exploit-db.com — https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41205/
• kb.netgear.com — http://kb.netgear.com/30632/Web-GUI-Password-Recovery-and-Exposure-Security-Vuln…
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95457

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

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06Detection

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