8.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-34865
NETGEAR Router Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of multiple NETGEAR 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 incorrect string matching logic when accessing protected pages. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-13313.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 25, 2022, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 27, 2022, 11:53 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-34865 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 r6220_firmware
2 Netgear r6260_firmware
3 Netgear r6800_firmware
4 Netgear ac2100_firmware
5 Netgear ac2400_firmware
6 Netgear ac2600_firmware
7 Netgear r6230_firmware
8 Netgear r6330_firmware
9 Netgear r6350_firmware
10 Netgear r6700v2_firmware
11 Netgear r6850_firmware
12 Netgear r6900v2_firmware
13 Netgear r7200_firmware
14 Netgear r7350_firmware
15 Netgear r7400_firmware
16 Netgear r7450_firmware
17 Netgear d7000v1_firmware
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 17
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-2021-34865.

URL Resource
https://kb.netgear.com/000063955/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-Vulnerability-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2021-0083?article=000063955 Vendor Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1051/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-34865 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 27, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-287
    Added CWE NIST CWE-697
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    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/000063955/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-Vulnerability-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2021-0083?article=000063955 No Types Assigned https://kb.netgear.com/000063955/Security-Advisory-for-Authentication-Bypass-Vulnerability-on-Some-Routers-PSV-2021-0083?article=000063955 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1051/ No Types Assigned https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1051/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE NIST CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ac2100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.88 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ac2100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ac2400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.88 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ac2400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ac2600_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.88 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ac2600:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d7000v1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.80 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:d7000v1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6220_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.0.110 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6220:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6230_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.0.110 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6230:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6260_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.0.84 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6260:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6330_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.0.84 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6330:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6350_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.0.84 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6350:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.88 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6700v2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.88 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6850_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.1.0.84 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6850:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6900v2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.88 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6900v2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.88 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7350_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.88 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7350:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.88 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7450_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.88 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7450:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-34865 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-2021-34865 weaknesses.

CAPEC-22: Exploiting Trust in Client Exploiting Trust in Client CAPEC-57: Utilizing REST's Trust in the System Resource to Obtain Sensitive Data Utilizing REST's Trust in the System Resource to Obtain Sensitive Data CAPEC-94: Adversary in the Middle (AiTM) Adversary in the Middle (AiTM) CAPEC-114: Authentication Abuse Authentication Abuse CAPEC-115: Authentication Bypass Authentication Bypass CAPEC-151: Identity Spoofing Identity Spoofing CAPEC-194: Fake the Source of Data Fake the Source of Data CAPEC-593: Session Hijacking Session Hijacking CAPEC-633: Token Impersonation Token Impersonation CAPEC-650: Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server CAPEC-3: Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters CAPEC-6: Argument Injection Argument Injection CAPEC-7: Blind SQL Injection Blind SQL Injection CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-15: Command Delimiters Command Delimiters CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-41: Using Meta-characters in E-mail Headers to Inject Malicious Payloads Using Meta-characters in E-mail Headers to Inject Malicious Payloads CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-52: Embedding NULL Bytes Embedding NULL Bytes CAPEC-53: Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash CAPEC-64: Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-71: Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-73: User-Controlled Filename User-Controlled Filename CAPEC-78: Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-80: Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-88: OS Command Injection OS Command Injection CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-120: Double Encoding Double Encoding CAPEC-182: Flash Injection Flash Injection CAPEC-267: Leverage Alternate Encoding Leverage Alternate Encoding
Exploit Prediction

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

0.34 }} 0.01%

score

0.71713

percentile

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