CVE-2016-5649

Netgear DGN2200 and DGND3700 disclose the administrator password

N/A
Published: July 24, 2018 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:49 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorDGN2200 FirmwareDGND3700 FirmwareDgn2200

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 24%

Description

A vulnerability is in the 'BSW_cxttongr.htm' page of the Netgear DGN2200, version DGN2200-V1.0.0.50_7.0.50, and DGND3700, version DGND3700-V1.0.0.17_1.0.17, which can allow a remote attacker to access this page without any authentication. When processed, it exposes the admin password in clear text before it gets redirected to absw_vfysucc.cgia. An attacker can use this password to gain administrator access to the targeted router's web interface.

Affected

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

netgear-dgn2200 (same device)
netgear-dgnd3700 (same device)
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-319CWE-200

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