What is CVE-2016-5676?

CVE-2016-5676 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear Readynas_surveillance, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-08-31.

How severe is CVE-2016-5676?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-5676 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Netgear Readynas_surveillance

CVE-2016-5676

cgi-bin/cgi_system in NUUO NVRmini 2 1.7.5 through 2.x, NUUO NVRsolo 1.7.5 through 2.x, and NETGEAR ReadyNAS Surveillance 1.1.1 through 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to reset the administrator password via a cmd=loaddefconfig action.

EPSS: 0.762 (98.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Netgear Readynas_surveillance — versions 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.2.0.4
Nuuo Nvrmini_2 — versions 1.7.5, 1.7.6, 2.0.0
Nuuo Nvrsolo — versions 1.75, 2.0.0, 2.0.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

VU#856152 (x_refsource_CERT-VN, US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
92318 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
40200 (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5676?: CVE-2016-5676 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear Readynas_surveillance, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-08-31.
How severe is CVE-2016-5676?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-5676 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.