Information disclosure in NETGEAR Wnr2000v5
CVE-2016-10175
The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router leaks its serial number when performing a request to the /BRS_netgear_success.html URI. This serial number allows a user to obtain the administrator username and password, when used in combination with the CVE-2016-10176 vulnerability that allows resetting the answers to the password-recovery questions.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.655 (99.3th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.650 · newest: 0.655 · change: +0.006
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txt (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95867 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40949/ (exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-10175?
- CVE-2016-10175 is a critical-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Wnr2000v5, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-30.
- How severe is CVE-2016-10175?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-10175 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.