What is CVE-2023-34284?

CVE-2023-34284 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear Rax30, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2024-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-34284?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Netgear Rax30

CVE-2023-34284

NETGEAR RAX30 Use of Hard-coded Credentials Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR RAX30 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the system configuration. The system contains a hardcoded user account which can be used to access the CLI service as a low-privileged user. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-19660.

EPSS: 0.004 (36.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Netgear Rax30 — versions 1.0.9.92_1
Netgear Rax30_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

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-2023-34284?: CVE-2023-34284 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear Rax30, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2024-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-34284?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.