CVE-2021-20171 Information disclosure in Netgear RAX43
Netgear RAX43 routers store sensitive credentials in plaintext, allowing attackers with device access to read usernames and passwords.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-20171?
CVE-2021-20171 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear RAX43, published on 30 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Netgear RAX43 version 1.0.3.96 stores sensitive information in plaintext. All usernames and passwords for the device's associated services are stored in plaintext on the device. For example, the admin password is stored in plaintext in the primary configuration file on the device.
Weakness: CWE-312
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20171?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netgear Rax43 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2021-20171?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20171 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-20171 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20171 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netgear RAX43
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7ggp-fc92-x5m6.