7.2
HIGH
CVE-2016-11022
NETGEAR Prosafe Authentication Code Injection Vulnerability
Description

NETGEAR Prosafe WC9500 5.1.0.17, WC7600 5.1.0.17, and WC7520 2.5.0.35 devices allow a remote attacker to execute code with root privileges via shell metacharacters in the reqMethod parameter to login_handler.php.

INFO

Published Date :

March 23, 2020, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:45 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-11022 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Netgear prosafe_wc9500_firmware
2 Netgear prosafe_wc7600_firmware
3 Netgear prosafe_wc7520_firmware
4 Netgear prosafe_wc9500
5 Netgear prosafe_wc7600
6 Netgear prosafe_wc7520
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-11022 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://firmware.re/vulns/acsa-2015-002.php
    Added Reference https://github.com/threat9/routersploit/blob/master/routersploit/modules/exploits/routers/netgear/prosafe_rce.py
    Added Reference https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/new-mirai-variant-targets-enterprise-wireless-presentation-display-systems/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 25, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://firmware.re/vulns/acsa-2015-002.php No Types Assigned http://firmware.re/vulns/acsa-2015-002.php Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/threat9/routersploit/blob/master/routersploit/modules/exploits/routers/netgear/prosafe_rce.py No Types Assigned https://github.com/threat9/routersploit/blob/master/routersploit/modules/exploits/routers/netgear/prosafe_rce.py Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/new-mirai-variant-targets-enterprise-wireless-presentation-display-systems/ No Types Assigned https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/new-mirai-variant-targets-enterprise-wireless-presentation-display-systems/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-78
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:prosafe_wc9500_firmware:5.1.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:prosafe_wc9500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:prosafe_wc7600_firmware:5.1.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:prosafe_wc7600:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:prosafe_wc7520_firmware:2.5.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:prosafe_wc7520:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

8.36 }} 2.94%

score

0.94388

percentile

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