CVE-2022-38956

An exploitable firmware downgrade vulnerability was discovered on the Netgear WPN824EXT WiFi Range Extender. An attacker can conduct a MITM attack to replace the user-uploaded firmware image with an original old firmware image. This affects Firmware 1.1.1_1.1.9 and earlier.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://hackmd.io/%40eupX2KdkT6iNpqJUWk9p4A/SyAnOSd1s
https://www.netgear.com/about/security/	Vendor Advisory
https://hackmd.io/%40eupX2KdkT6iNpqJUWk9p4A/SyAnOSd1s
https://www.netgear.com/about/security/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wpn824ext_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wpn824ext:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2022-09-20 18:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 07:17

NVD link : CVE-2022-38956

Mitre link : CVE-2022-38956

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-38956

JSON object : View

Products Affected

netgear

wpn824ext_firmware
wpn824ext

CWE

CWE-354

Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value

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