CVE-2022-38955

An exploitable firmware modification vulnerability was discovered on the Netgear WPN824EXT WiFi Range Extender. An attacker can conduct a MITM attack to modify the user-uploaded firmware image and bypass the CRC check. A successful attack can either introduce a backdoor to the device or make the device DoS. This affects Firmware Version: 1.1.1_1.1.9.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://hackmd.io/%40eupX2KdkT6iNpqJUWk9p4A/SyAnOSd1s
https://www.netgear.com/about/security/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wpn824ext_firmware:1.1.1_1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wpn824ext:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2022-09-20 18:15

Updated : 2023-11-07 03:50

NVD link : CVE-2022-38955

Mitre link : CVE-2022-38955

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-38955

JSON object : View

Products Affected

netgear

wpn824ext
wpn824ext_firmware

CWE

CWE-354

Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value

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