Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in NETGEAR Orbi WiFi Systems



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-38458
CWE-ID CWE-319
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 RBR750
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

RBR840
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

RBR850
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

RBRE950
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

RBRE960
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

RBS750
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

RBS840
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

RBS850
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

RBSE950
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

RBSE960
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

Vendor NETGEAR

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU74010

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38458

CWE-ID: CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to software uses insecure communication channel to transmit sensitive information within the Remote Management functionality. A remote attacker with ability to intercept network traffic can gain access to sensitive data.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

RBR750: before 4.6.14.3

RBR840: before 4.6.14.3

RBR850: before 4.6.14.3

RBRE950: before 6.3.7.10

RBRE960: before 6.3.7.10

RBS750: before 4.6.14.3

RBS840: before 4.6.14.3

RBS850: before 4.6.14.3

RBSE950: before 6.3.7.10

RBSE960: before 6.3.7.10

CPE2.3 External links

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1598
https://kb.netgear.com/000065428/Security-Advisory-for-Cleartext-Transmission-on-Some-Orbi-WiFi-Systems-PSV-2022-0189


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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