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NETGEAR WNR1000 'Image' Request Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

Privilege escalation

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.5

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

11 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

This host is running with NETGEAR WNR1000 and prone to authentication bypass vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

The web server skipping authentication for certain requests that contain a '.jpg' substring. With a specially crafted URL, a remote attacker can bypass authentication and gain access to the device configuration.

Affected Software

Affected Software

NETGEAR WNR1000v3, firmware version prior to 1.0.2.60

Solution

Solution

Upgrade to NETGEAR with firmware version 1.0.2.60 or later.