CVE-2023-38922

Description

Netgear JWNR2000v2 v1.0.0.11, XWN5001 v0.4.1.1, and XAVN2001v2 v0.4.0.7 were discovered to contain multiple buffer overflows via the http_passwd and http_username parameters in the update_auth function.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.35%
Vendor Advisory netgear.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.netgear.com/about/security/ vendor advisory
https://github.com/FirmRec/IoT-Vulns/blob/main/netgear/http_passwd_auth/README.md third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-38922?
CVE-2023-38922 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-38922?
To fix CVE-2023-38922, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-38922 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-38922 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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