CVE-2015-8289 Information disclosure in n/a

High 7.5 Published 20 Jun 2016 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can read the cleartext administrator password from the password recovery page, leading to full device compromise.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2015-8289?

CVE-2015-8289 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear D3600 Firmware, published on 20 Jun 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The password-recovery feature on NETGEAR D3600 devices with firmware 1.0.0.49 and D6000 devices with firmware 1.0.0.49 and earlier allows remote attackers to discover the cleartext administrator password by reading the cgi-bin/passrec.asp HTML source code.

Weakness: CWE-255, CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8289?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Netgear D3600 Firmware, Netgear D6000 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8289?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8289 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-8289 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8289 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Netgear D3600 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wjf7-67g7-7hmp.