CVE-2019-17137

State
Published
Severity
9.4 Critical
Published
Feb 10, 2020
Updated
Aug 5, 2024
Reserved
Oct 4, 2019

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Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR AC1200 R6220 Firmware version 1.1.0.86 Smart WiFi Router. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of path strings. By inserting a null byte into the path, the user can skip most authentication checks. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-8616.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.09.4 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:Hzdi

Weaknesses

  • CWE-626 Null Byte Interaction Error (Poison Null Byte)

Affected Products

ProductVersions
AC1200NETGEAR
  • R6220 Firmware version 1.1.0.86Affected

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