# CVE-2020-5641: Cross-site request forgery in GS108Ev3

> Remote attackers can hijack administrator sessions to modify switch settings without user consent via CSRF.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Nov 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-492c-w6p5-gppm

## What is CVE-2020-5641?

CVE-2020-5641 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear Japan G.K. GS108Ev3, published on 24 Nov 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in GS108Ev3 firmware version 2.06.10 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators and the product's settings may be changed without the user's intention or consent via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5641?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netgear Gs108ev3 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-5641?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5641 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-5641 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5641 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-5641 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-5641 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear Japan G.K. GS108Ev3, published on 24 Nov 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5641 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Netgear Japan G.K. GS108Ev3. 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-2020-5641/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5641/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5641
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5641
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5641

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