CVE-2022-41545 Information disclosure in n/a
An attacker can intercept administrative credentials via man-in-the-middle attacks because the router uses basic authentication over unencrypted HTTP by default.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-41545?
CVE-2022-41545 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The administrative web interface of a Netgear C7800 Router running firmware version 6.01.07 (and possibly others) authenticates users via basic authentication, with an HTTP header containing a base64 value of the plaintext username and password. Because the web server also does not utilize transport security by default, this renders the administrative credentials vulnerable to eavesdropping by an adversary during every authenticated request made by a client to the router over a WLAN, or a LAN, should the adversary be able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack.
Weakness: CWE-319
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41545?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netgear C7800 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2022-41545?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41545 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-41545 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-41545 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wcpp-7r83-v4gc.