CVE-2020-35801
NETGEAR Security Setting Configuration Error (Default TFTP Server Vulnerability)
Description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects JGS516PE before 2.6.0.48, JGS524Ev2 before 2.6.0.48, JGS524PE before 2.6.0.48, and GS116Ev2 before 2.6.0.48. A TFTP server was found to be active by default. It allows remote authenticated users to update the switch firmware.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 30, 2020, 12:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 5:28 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2020-35801
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2020-35801.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-35801 is
associated with the following CWEs:
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-2020-35801
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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CVE-2020-35801 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-35801 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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://kb.netgear.com/000062635/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Smart-Managed-Plus-Switches-PSV-2020-0376 Added Reference https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/03/08/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-netgear-prosafe-plus-jgs516pe-gs116ev2-switches/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 23, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P) Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/03/08/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-netgear-prosafe-plus-jgs516pe-gs116ev2-switches/ No Types Assigned https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/03/08/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-netgear-prosafe-plus-jgs516pe-gs116ev2-switches/ Not Applicable -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 16, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects JGS516PE before 2.6.0.48, JGS524Ev2 before 2.6.0.48, JGS524PE before 2.6.0.48, and GS116Ev2 before 2.6.0.48. Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings. This affects JGS516PE before 2.6.0.48, JGS524Ev2 before 2.6.0.48, JGS524PE before 2.6.0.48, and GS116Ev2 before 2.6.0.48. A TFTP server was found to be active by default. It allows remote authenticated users to update the switch firmware. Added Reference https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/03/08/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-netgear-prosafe-plus-jgs516pe-gs116ev2-switches/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 31, 2020
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/000062635/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Smart-Managed-Plus-Switches-PSV-2020-0376 No Types Assigned https://kb.netgear.com/000062635/Security-Advisory-for-Security-Misconfiguration-on-Some-Smart-Managed-Plus-Switches-PSV-2020-0376 Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jgs516pe_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.6.0.48 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:jgs516pe:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jgs524e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.6.0.48 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:jgs524e:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:jgs524pe_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.6.0.48 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:jgs524pe:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:gs116e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.6.0.48 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:gs116e:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.3
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.33 }} 0.02%
score
0.55406
percentile