CVE-2015-8289

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Published Jun 20, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

The password-recovery feature on NETGEAR D3600 devices with firmware 1.0.0.49 and D6000 devices with firmware 1.0.0.49 and earlier allows remote attackers to discover the cleartext administrator password by reading the cgi-bin/passrec.asp HTML source code.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d3600_firmware:1.0.0.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:d3600:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:d6000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-8177	The password-recovery feature on NETGEAR D3600 devices with firmware 1.0.0.49 and D6000 devices with firmware 1.0.0.49 and earlier allows remote attackers to discover the cleartext administrator password by reading the cgi-bin/passrec.asp HTML source code.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.2% (2.243% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/30490
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/778696

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Netgear D3600 D3600 Firmware D6000 D6000 Firmware

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:13 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: certcc
Published: Jun 20, 2016, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:13 AM
Reserved: Nov 19, 2015, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:34 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 20, 2016, 1:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:34 AM

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