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CVE-2023-34284

NETGEAR RAX30 Use of Hard-coded Credentials Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Severity Score

6.3
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Vulnerabilidad de omisión de autenticación de credenciales codificadas en NETGEAR RAX30. Esta vulnerabilidad permite a atacantes adyacentes a la red eludir la autenticación en las instalaciones afectadas de los enrutadores NETGEAR RAX30. No se requiere autenticación para aprovechar esta vulnerabilidad. La falla específica existe dentro de la configuración del sistema. El sistema contiene una cuenta de usuario codificada que se puede utilizar para acceder al servicio CLI como usuario con pocos privilegios. Un atacante puede aprovechar esta vulnerabilidad para eludir la autenticación en el sistema. Era ZDI-CAN-19660.

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.

*Credits: Dmitry "InfoSecDJ" Janushkevich of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-05-31 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-06-08 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • 2025-01-04 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials
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