Vulnerability · Published Feb 4, 2021 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2020-27873

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity improper access control in R7450 from NETGEAR. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 49.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of NETGEAR R7450 1.2.0.62_1.0.1 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the SOAP API endpoint, which listens on TCP port 80 by default. The issue results from the lack of proper access control. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise. Was ZDI-CAN-11559.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
NETGEAR	R7450	1.2.0.62_1.0.1

Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

https://kb.netgear.com/000062641/Security-Advisory-for-Password-Recovery-Vulnerabilities-on-Some-Routers x_refsource_MISC
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-072/ x_refsource_MISC