Vulnerability · Published May 3, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2023-27370NETGEAR RAX30 Device Configuration Cleartext Storage Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Medium 5.7

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in RAX30 from NETGEAR. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)5.7Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
NETGEAR	RAX30	1.0.9.90_3

Weakness: CWE-312 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

ZDI-23-501 x_research-advisory
vendor-provided URL vendor-advisory