6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2022-38458
Netgear Orbi Router Remote Management Cleartext Transmission Vulnerability
Description

A cleartext transmission vulnerability exists in the Remote Management functionality of Netgear Orbi Router RBR750 4.6.8.5. A specially-crafted man-in-the-middle attack can lead to a disclosure of sensitive information.

INFO

Published Date :

March 21, 2023, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:16 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-38458 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 rbs750_firmware
2 Netgear rbs750

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-38458 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 https://kb.netgear.com/000065428/Security-Advisory-for-Cleartext-Transmission-on-Some-Orbi-WiFi-Systems-PSV-2022-0189
    Added Reference https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1598
    Added Reference https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1598
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://kb.netgear.com/000065428/Security-Advisory-for-Cleartext-Transmission-on-Some-Orbi-WiFi-Systems-PSV-2022-0189 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 24, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1598 No Types Assigned https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1598 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-319
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rbs750_firmware:4.6.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rbs750:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2022-38458 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-2022-38458 weaknesses.

CAPEC-31: Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies CAPEC-37: Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data CAPEC-65: Sniff Application Code Sniff Application Code CAPEC-157: Sniffing Attacks Sniffing Attacks CAPEC-158: Sniffing Network Traffic Sniffing Network Traffic CAPEC-204: Lifting Sensitive Data Embedded in Cache Lifting Sensitive Data Embedded in Cache CAPEC-383: Harvesting Information via API Event Monitoring Harvesting Information via API Event Monitoring CAPEC-384: Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-Middle Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-Middle CAPEC-385: Transaction or Event Tampering via Application API Manipulation Transaction or Event Tampering via Application API Manipulation CAPEC-386: Application API Navigation Remapping Application API Navigation Remapping CAPEC-387: Navigation Remapping To Propagate Malicious Content Navigation Remapping To Propagate Malicious Content CAPEC-388: Application API Button Hijacking Application API Button Hijacking CAPEC-477: Signature Spoofing by Mixing Signed and Unsigned Content Signature Spoofing by Mixing Signed and Unsigned Content CAPEC-609: Cellular Traffic Intercept Cellular Traffic Intercept CAPEC-65: Sniff Application Code Sniff Application Code CAPEC-102: Session Sidejacking Session Sidejacking CAPEC-117: Interception Interception CAPEC-383: Harvesting Information via API Event Monitoring Harvesting Information via API Event Monitoring CAPEC-477: Signature Spoofing by Mixing Signed and Unsigned Content Signature Spoofing by Mixing Signed and Unsigned Content
Exploit Prediction

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

0.17 }} 0.02%

score

0.54430

percentile

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