What is CVE-2017-18732?

CVE-2017-18732 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear Plw1000, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-23.

How severe is CVE-2017-18732?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Netgear Plw1000

CVE-2017-18732

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects R6300v2 before 1.0.4.8, PLW1000v2 before 1.0.0.14, and PLW1010v2 before 1.0.0.14.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.007 (47.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Netgear Plw1000 — versions v2
Netgear Plw1000_firmware
Netgear Plw1010 — versions v2
Netgear Plw1010_firmware
Netgear R6300 — versions v2
Netgear R6300_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18732?: CVE-2017-18732 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear Plw1000, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-04-23.
How severe is CVE-2017-18732?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.