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-…

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.816 (99.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

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.