CVE-2016-5638

Netgear WNDR4500 running firmware version V1.0.1.40_1.0.6877 reveals some sensitive information such as 2.4GHz & 5GHz Wireless Network Name (SSID) and Network Key (Password) in clear text

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Published: July 24, 2018 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:49 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorWNDR4500 FirmwareWndr4500

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

There are few web pages associated with the genie app on the Netgear WNDR4500 running firmware version V1.0.1.40_1.0.6877. Genie app adds some capabilities over the Web GUI and can be accessed even when you are away from home. A remote attacker can access genie_ping.htm or genie_ping2.htm or genie_ping3.htm page without authentication. Once accessed, the page will be redirected to the aCongratulations2.htma page, which reveals some sensitive information such as 2.4GHz & 5GHz Wireless Network Name (SSID) and Network Key (Password) in clear text.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

netgear-wndr4500 (same device)
All versions

Remediation

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CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-319CWE-200

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