CVE-2020-27872

Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR R7450 1.2.0.62_1.0.1 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the mini_httpd service, which listens on TCP port 80 by default. The issue results from improper state tracking in the password recovery process. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-11365.

Risk Information

Base Score

8.8

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

1.112

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Vulnerabilities CVE-2020-27872 ,CVE-2020-27873 ,CVE-2020-35795 ,CVE-2020-35800 are affected in ac2100_firmware 1.2.0.62	NCM
External Control of Critical State Data Vulnerability (CVE-2020-27872)	NCM

Patch Details

No records found

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234