What is CVE-2023-27370?

CVE-2023-27370 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear Rax30, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2024-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-27370?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Netgear Rax30

CVE-2023-27370

NETGEAR RAX30 Device Configuration Cleartext Storage Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of NETGEAR RAX30 routers. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the handling of device configuration. The issue results from the storage of configuration secrets in plaintext. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise. Was ZDI-CAN-19841.

EPSS: 0.003 (26.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Netgear Rax30 — versions 1.0.9.90_3
Netgear Rax30_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27370?: CVE-2023-27370 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear Rax30, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2024-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-27370?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.