CVE-2016-10176

CRITICAL EXPLOITED

Netgear Wnr2000v5 Firmware < 1.0.0.34 - Improper Input Validation

Title source: rule

Description

The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router allows an administrator to perform sensitive actions by invoking the apply.cgi URL on the web server of the device. This special URL is handled by the embedded web server (uhttpd) and processed accordingly. The web server also contains another URL, apply_noauth.cgi, that allows an unauthenticated user to perform sensitive actions on the device. This functionality can be exploited to change the router settings (such as the answers to the password-recovery questions) and achieve remote code execution.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC

by Pedro Ribeiro · rubyremotecgi

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40949

View Code ZIP pw:eip

metasploit WORKING POC

rubypoc

https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/netgear_wnr2000_pass_recovery.rb

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References (5)

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-Vulnerability

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95867

[Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory] https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txt

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40949/

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.8662

EPSS Percentile 99.4%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2017-09-13

CWE

CWE-20

Status published

Products (1)

netgear/wnr2000v5_firmware < 1.0.0.34

Published Jan 30, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026