What is CVE-2013-3072?

CVE-2013-3072 is a critical-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Wndr4700, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-14.

How severe is CVE-2013-3072?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in NETGEAR Wndr4700

CVE-2013-3072

An Authentication Bypass vulnerability exists in NETGEAR Centria WNDR4700 Firmware 1.0.0.34 in http://<router_ip>/apply.cgi?/hdd_usr_setup.htm that when visited by any user, authenticated or not, causes the router to no longer require a password to access the web administration portal.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2019-11-14 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (81.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000

Affected products

NETGEAR Wndr4700
NETGEAR Wndr4700 Firmware — versions 1.0.0.34

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

www.ise.io/casestudies/exploiting-soho-routers/ (Third Party Advisory)
www.ise.io/soho_service_hacks/ (Third Party Advisory)
kb.netgear.com/23728/WNDR4700-Firmware-Version-1-0-0-52 (Vendor Advisory)
www.ise.io/research/studies-and-papers/netgear_wndr4700/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-3072?: CVE-2013-3072 is a critical-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Wndr4700, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-14.
How severe is CVE-2013-3072?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.