CVE-2016-10176

The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router allows an administrator to perform sensitive actions by invoking the apply.cgi URL on the web server of the device. This special URL is handled by the embedded web server (uhttpd) and processed accordingly. The web server also contains another URL, apply_noauth.cgi, that allows an unauthenticated user to perform sensitive actions on the device. This functionality can be exploited to change the router settings (such as the answers to the password-recovery questions) and achieve remote code execution.

CVSS v3.0

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

77.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile

Published

2017-01-30

Updated

2024-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txt

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40949

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2016-10175
• CVE-2016-10177
• CVE-2016-10174
• CVE-2016-10178
• CVE-2016-10173
• CVE-2016-10179