CVE-2021-20171

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Description

Netgear RAX43 version 1.0.3.96 stores sensitive information in plaintext. All usernames and passwords for the device's associated services are stored in plaintext on the device. For example, the admin password is stored in plaintext in the primary configuration file on the device.

References

https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-55

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2021-12-30

Updated: 2022-01-11

Type: CWE-312

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

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

Impact Score: 2.9

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Severity: LOW

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Impact Score: 3.6

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Severity: MEDIUM

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

AND

OR

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax43_firmware:1.0.3.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax43:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*