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Improper Access Control

CVE-2020-10930

Medium
6.5/10

Summary

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of NETGEAR R6700 V1.0.4.84_10.0.58 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of URLs. The issue results from the lack of proper routing of URLs. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise. Was ZDI-CAN-9618.

  • LOW
  • ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Listed 5th in the 'OWASP Top Ten', improper (or broken) access control attacks are a fundamental type of vulnerability. This includes a broad range of design flaws that enable users to act outside of their intended permissions. They can use these privileges to gain access to restricted files and functionality such as accessing restricted information, falsifying records, destroying data, or executing commands.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published