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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 4, 2021, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 8, 2021, 8:12 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-27872 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 r6020_firmware
2 Netgear r6080_firmware
3 Netgear r6120_firmware
4 Netgear r6220_firmware
5 Netgear r6260_firmware
6 Netgear r6700_firmware
7 Netgear r6800_firmware
8 Netgear r6900_firmware
9 Netgear ac2100_firmware
10 Netgear ac2400_firmware
11 Netgear ac2600_firmware
12 Netgear r6230_firmware
13 Netgear r6330_firmware
14 Netgear r6350_firmware
15 Netgear r6850_firmware
16 Netgear r7200_firmware
17 Netgear r7350_firmware
18 Netgear r7400_firmware
19 Netgear r7450_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-27872.

URL Resource
https://kb.netgear.com/000062641/Security-Advisory-for-Password-Recovery-Vulnerabilities-on-Some-Routers Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-071/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-27872 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 08, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://kb.netgear.com/000062641/Security-Advisory-for-Password-Recovery-Vulnerabilities-on-Some-Routers No Types Assigned https://kb.netgear.com/000062641/Security-Advisory-for-Password-Recovery-Vulnerabilities-on-Some-Routers Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-071/ No Types Assigned https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-071/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE NIST CWE-668
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ac2100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.76 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ac2100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ac2400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.76 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ac2400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ac2600_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.76 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ac2600:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.76 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6700:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.76 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.76 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6900:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.76 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7350_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.76 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7350:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.76 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7450_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.76 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7450:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6220_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.0.104 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6220:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6230_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.0.104 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6230:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6260_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.0.78 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6260:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6330_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.0.78 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6330:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6350_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.0.78 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6350:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6850_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.0.78 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6850:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6120_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.0.76 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6120:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6020_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.0.48 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6020:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6080_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.0.48 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6080:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 04, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed 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. 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.
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)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-27872 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.19 }} 0.06%

score

0.55568

percentile

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