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

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2017-5521

17 Jan 2017 — An issue was discovered on NETGEAR R8500, R8300, R7000, R6400, R7300, R7100LG, R6300v2, WNDR3400v3, WNR3500Lv2, R6250, R6700, R6900, and R8000 devices. They are prone to password disclosure via simple crafted requests to the web management server. The bug is exploitable remotely if the remote management option is set, and can also be exploited given access to the router over LAN or WLAN. When trying to access the web panel, a user is asked to authenticate; if the authentication is canceled and password reco... • https://packetstorm.news/files/id/140844 •