# CVE-2020-13245: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Attackers can bypass SSL certificate validation on NETGEAR routers, enabling man-in-the-middle attacks against encrypted communications.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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 May 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-56v7-8wp3-r2g7

## What is CVE-2020-13245?

CVE-2020-13245 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6120 Firmware, published on 28 May 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 Missing SSL Certificate Validation. This affects R7000 1.0.9.6_1.2.19 through 1.0.11.100_10.2.10, and possibly R6120, R7800, R6220, R8000, R6350, R9000, R6400, RAX120, R6400v2, RBR20, R6800, XR300, R6850, XR500, and R7000P.

Weakness: CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13245?

It affects 14 products.


Products: Netgear R6120 Firmware, Netgear R6220 Firmware, Netgear R6350 Firmware, Netgear R6400 Firmware, Netgear R6800 Firmware, Netgear R6850 Firmware, Netgear R7000p Firmware, Netgear R7800 Firmware, Netgear R8000 Firmware, Netgear R9000 Firmware, Netgear Rax120 Firmware, Netgear Rbr20 Firmware, Netgear Xr300 Firmware, Netgear Xr500 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-13245?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-13245 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-13245 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13245 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-13245 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-13245 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6120 Firmware, published on 28 May 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-2020-13245 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Netgear R6120 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-2020-13245/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13245/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13245
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13245
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-13245

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13245/
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