# CVE-2016-11059: Information disclosure in n/a > Attackers can expose passwords on various NETGEAR routers, requiring firmware upgrades to mitigate the information disclosure risk. - **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** No - **Published:** 28 Apr 2020 - **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** GHSA-pjvf-pcx9-852h ## What is CVE-2016-11059? CVE-2016-11059 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear D3600 Firmware, published on 28 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. ### Official description Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by password exposure. This affects AC1450 before 2017-01-06, C6300 before 2017-01-06, D500 before 2017-01-06, D1500 before 2017-01-06, D3600 before 2017-01-06, D6000 before 2017-01-06, D6100 before 2017-01-06, D6200 before 2017-01-06, D6200B before 2017-01-06, D6300B before 2017-01-06, D6300 before 2017-01-06, DGN1000v3 before 2017-01-06, DGN2200v1 before 2017-01-06, DGN2200v3 before 2017-01-06, DGN2200V4 before 2017-01-06, DGN2200Bv3 before 2017-01-06, DGN2200Bv4 before 2017-01-06, DGND3700v1 before 2017-01-06, DGND3700v2 before 2017-01-06, DGND3700Bv2 before 2017-01-06, JNR1010v1 before 2017-01-06, JNR1010v2 before 2017-01-06, JNR3300 before 2017-01-06, JR6100 before 2017-01-06, JR6150 before 2017-01-06, JWNR2000v5 before 2017-01-06, R2000 before 2017-01-06, R6050 before 2017-01-06, R6100 before 2017-01-06, R6200 before 2017-01-06, R6200v2 before 2017-01-06, R6220 before 2017-01-06, R6250 before 2017-01-06, R6300 before 2017-01-06, R6300v2 before 2017-01-06, R6700 before 2017-01-06, R7000 before 2017-01-06, R7900 before 2017-01-06, R7500 before 2017-01-06, R8000 before 2017-01-06, WGR614v10 before 2017-01-06, WNR1000v2 before 2017-01-06, WNR1000v3 before 2017-01-06, WNR1000v4 before 2017-01-06, WNR2000v3 before 2017-01-06, WNR2000v4 before 2017-01-06, WNR2000v5 before 2017-01-06, WNR2200 before 2017-01-06, WNR2500 before 2017-01-06, WNR3500Lv2 before 2017-01-06, WNDR3400v2 before 2017-01-06, WNDR3400v3 before 2017-01-06, WNDR3700v3 before 2017-01-06, WNDR3700v4 before 2017-01-06, WNDR3700v5 before 2017-01-06, WNDR4300 before 2017-01-06, WNDR4300v2 before 2017-01-06, WNDR4500v1 before 2017-01-06, WNDR4500v2 before 2017-01-06, and WNDR4500v3 before 2017-01-06. Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-11059? It affects 43 products. Products: Netgear Ac1450 Firmware, Netgear C6300 Firmware, Netgear D1500 Firmware, Netgear D3600 Firmware, Netgear D500 Firmware, Netgear D6000 Firmware, Netgear D6100 Firmware, Netgear D6200 Firmware, Netgear D6200b Firmware, Netgear D6300 Firmware, Netgear D6300b Firmware, Netgear Dgn1000 Firmware, Netgear Dgn2200 Firmware, Netgear Dgn2200b Firmware, Netgear Dgnd3700 Firmware, Netgear Dgnd3700b Firmware, Netgear Jnr1010 Firmware, Netgear Jnr3300 Firmware, Netgear Jr6100 Firmware, Netgear Jr6150 Firmware and 23 more. ## How do I fix CVE-2016-11059? No fix has been published for CVE-2016-11059 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. ## Is CVE-2016-11059 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-11059 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Netgear D3600 Firmware - [CVE-2017-5521](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5521/): NETGEAR Multiple Devices Exposure of Sensitive Information (high 8.1, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2017-18848](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18848/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8) - [CVE-2019-17372](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17372/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 8.1) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2016-11059 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2016-11059 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear D3600 Firmware, published on 28 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-11059 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Netgear D3600 Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-11059/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-11059/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-11059 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-11059 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-11059 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-11059/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.