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CVE-2023-34283

NETGEAR RAX30 USB Share Link Following Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Severity Score

4.6
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

NETGEAR RAX30 USB Share Link Following Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of NETGEAR RAX30 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of symbolic links on removable USB media. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the router's web server to access arbitrary local files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose information in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-19498.

Vulnerabilidad de divulgación de información siguiente del enlace compartido USB de NETGEAR RAX30. Esta vulnerabilidad permite a atacantes físicamente presentes revelar información confidencial sobre las instalaciones afectadas de los enrutadores NETGEAR RAX30. No se requiere autenticación para aprovechar esta vulnerabilidad. La falla específica existe en el manejo de enlaces simbólicos en medios USB extraíbles. Al crear un enlace simbólico, un atacante puede abusar del servidor web del enrutador para acceder a archivos locales arbitrarios. Un atacante puede aprovechar esta vulnerabilidad para revelar información en el contexto de la raíz. Era ZDI-CAN-19498.

This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of NETGEAR RAX30 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of symbolic links on removable USB media. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the router's web server to access arbitrary local files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose information in the context of root.

*Credits: Dmitry "InfoSecDJ" Janushkevich of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-05-31 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-06-08 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2025-04-15 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Netgear
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 Rax30 Firmware
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Affected
Netgear
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 Rax30 Firmware
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Affected