Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-10923.
Includes Metasploit module auxiliary/admin/http/netgear_r6700_pass_reset.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2020-10924, a buffer overflow in the UPnP daemon of Netgear R6700v3 routers, to reset the admin password to the factory default. It leverages an authentication bypass (CVE-2020-10923) to send a malformed SOAP request, triggering the vulnerability.
Description
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700 V1.0.4.84_10.0.58 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the UPnP service, which listens on TCP port 5000. A crafted UPnP message can be used to bypass authentication. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-9642.
Exploits (1)
This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2020-10924, a buffer overflow in the UPnP daemon of Netgear R6700v3 routers, to reset the admin password to the factory default. It leverages an authentication bypass (CVE-2020-10923) to send a malformed SOAP request, triggering the vulnerability.
References (1)
Scores
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H