{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20171 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20171 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"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."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2021-20171 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: 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.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20171 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Netgear RAX43. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20171/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20171/index.md)","id":"CVE-2021-20171","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20171/index.md","name":"CVE-2021-20171","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-7ggp-fc92-x5m6"],"analysis":{"component_type":"network_device","fix_type":"no_fix_stated","impacts":["data_read","account_takeover"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Netgear router","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Netgear RAX43 routers store sensitive credentials in plaintext, allowing attackers with device access to read usernames and passwords.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"information_disclosure"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"tenable","cpe":[{"product":"rax43_firmware","vendor":"netgear"}],"cvss":{"score":5.5,"severity":"medium","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-312","name":"Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information"}],"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.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Information disclosure in Netgear RAX43","id":"CVE-2021-20171","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"information_disclosure","year":"2021"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"Privilege escalation in Netgear Genie Installer for macOS","id":"CVE-2021-20172"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Hardcoded credentials in Netgear RAX43","id":"CVE-2021-20170"},"products":["Netgear RAX43"],"published":"2021-12-30","related":[{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Memory corruption in Netgear RAX43","id":"CVE-2021-20166","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-12-30"},{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Hardcoded credentials in Netgear RAX43","id":"CVE-2021-20170","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-12-30"},{"cvss_score":8,"headline":"Command injection in Netgear RAX43","id":"CVE-2021-20167","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-12-30"},{"cvss_score":6.8,"headline":"Hardcoded credentials in Netgear RAX43","id":"CVE-2021-20168","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-12-30"},{"cvss_score":6.8,"headline":"Information disclosure in Netgear RAX43","id":"CVE-2021-20169","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2021-12-30"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-08-03","vendors":["n/a"]},"summary":"Netgear RAX43 routers store sensitive credentials in plaintext, allowing attackers with device access to read usernames and passwords.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20171/"}