Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by authentication bypass. This affects JGS516PE before 2017-05-11, JGS524Ev2 before 2017-05-11, JGS524PE before 2017-05-11, GS105Ev2 before 2017-05-11, GS105PE before 2017-05-11, GS108Ev3 before 2017-05-11, GS108PEv3 before 2017-05-11, GS116Ev2 before 2017-05-11, GSS108E before 2017-05-11, GSS116E before 2017-05-11, XS708Ev2 before 2017-05-11, and XS716E before 2017-05-11.
This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5, indicating it requires adjacent network access with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 24 products from netgear, from netgear, from netgear and 21 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2020-04-28T16:15:12.683
2024-11-21T03:21:07.230
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 (MEDIUM)
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
6.5
2.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | netgear | jgs516pe_firmware | < 2017-05-11 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | jgs516pe | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | jgs524e_firmware | < 2017-05-11 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | jgs524e | v2 | No |
| Operating System | netgear | jgs524pe_firmware | < 2017-05-11 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | jgs524pe | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | gs105e_firmware | < 2017-05-11 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | gs105e | v2 | No |
| Operating System | netgear | gs105pe_firmware | < 2017-05-11 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | gs105pe | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | gs108e_firmware | < 2017-05-11 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | gs108e | v3 | No |
| Operating System | netgear | gs108pe_firmware | < 2017-05-11 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | gs108pe | v3 | No |
| Operating System | netgear | gs116e_firmware | < 2017-05-11 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | gs116e | v2 | No |
| Operating System | netgear | gss108e_firmware | < 2017-05-11 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | gss108e | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | gss116e_firmware | < 2017-05-11 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | gss116e | - | No |
| Operating System | netgear | xs708e_firmware | < 2017-05-11 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | xs708e | v2 | No |
| Operating System | netgear | xs716e_firmware | < 2017-05-11 | Yes |
| Hardware | netgear | xs716e | - | No |
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