Vulnerability · Published May 3, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2023-34284NETGEAR RAX30 Use of Hard-coded Credentials Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Medium 6.3

In plain English

A medium-severity hard-coded credentials 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 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)6.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
NETGEAR	RAX30	1.0.9.92_1

Weakness: CWE-798 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

ZDI-23-838 x_research-advisory
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