NETGEAR Wireless Access Point Hardcoded Default Password

high Nessus Plugin ID 12258

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Synopsis

The remote network device can be accessed using an undocumented administrative account.

Description

NETGEAR ships at least one device with a built-in administrator account. This account cannot be changed via the configuration interface and enables a remote attacker to control the NETGEAR device.

To duplicate this error, simply point your browser to a vulnerable machine, and log in (when prompted) with :

userid = super password = 5777364

or :

userid = superman password = 21241036

Solution

Contact vendor for a fix. As a temporary workaround, disable the web server or filter the traffic to the NETGEAR web server via an upstream firewall.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 12258

File Name: netgear_hidden_password.nasl

Version: 1.32

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 6/3/2004

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:U/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/h:netgear:wg602

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Netgear WWW

Excluded KB Items: global_settings/supplied_logins_only

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/3/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-2556, CVE-2004-2557

BID: 10459

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