Administrator credential disclosure via plaintext configuration storage
Published Jun 7, 2024 · Updated Feb 13, 2025
Cleartext credential storage in NETGEAR WNR614 firmware 1.1.0.54 allows attackers on the adjacent network to read administrator credentials. The router writes administrative usernames and passwords unencrypted into its configuration file, which currentsetting.htm can return. Reachability requires access to the management interface; the published proof uses a separate authentication bypass from the same local network.
Summary
What happened
Cleartext credential storage in NETGEAR WNR614 firmware 1.1.0.54 allows attackers on the adjacent network to read administrator credentials. The router writes administrative usernames and passwords unencrypted into its configuration file, which currentsetting.htm can return. Reachability requires access to the management interface; the published proof uses a separate authentication bypass from the same local network.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-36790
- Published
- Jun 7, 2024
- Updated
- Feb 13, 2025
- Vendor
- NETGEAR
- Product
- NETGEAR N300 Wireless Router (WNR614)
- Classifications
- CWE-312, T1552.001
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 7, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.1.0.54
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- WNR614 currentsetting.htm credential-disclosure proofproof of concept · demonstrated
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