CVE-2017-5521: NETGEAR Multiple Devices Exposure of Sensitive Information Vulnerability

CVE-2017-5521 · Severity: critical · CVSS 8.1 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-09-08

Multiple NETGEAR routers are vulnerable to admin password disclosure when password recovery is not enabled. An attacker can obtain a recovery token by canceling authentication and then use that token via a crafted request to /passwordrecovered.cgi to retrieve the administrator password.

Technologies: Geovision Multiple Devices. Vendors: Geovision.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2017-5521 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2017-5521 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 8 September 2022. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2017-5521?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 8 September 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
NETGEAR R8500; NETGEAR R8300; NETGEAR R7000; NETGEAR R6400; and 9 more.
Is there a fix for CVE-2017-5521?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2017-5521 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2017-5521?
Check whether you run Geovision Multiple Devices. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • NETGEAR R8500
  • NETGEAR R8300
  • NETGEAR R7000
  • NETGEAR R6400
  • NETGEAR R7300
  • NETGEAR R7100LG
  • NETGEAR R6300v2
  • NETGEAR WNDR3400v3
  • NETGEAR WNR3500Lv2
  • NETGEAR R6250
  • NETGEAR R6700
  • NETGEAR R6900
  • NETGEAR R8000

Timeline

  • 2017-01-19: disclosed: SecurityFocus BID 95457 published
  • 2022-09-08: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

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