What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-2969?

CVE-2014-2969 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 8.3 (High). CVSS vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.3%.

Gs108Pe Firmware CVE-2014-2969

HIGH

Credentials Management Errors (CWE-255)

2014-07-07 cret@cert.org

Netgear RCE Authentication Bypass Gs108Pe Firmware Gs108Pe

8.3

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

8.3 HIGH

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 07, 2014 - 11:01 cve.org

HIGH 8.3

DescriptionCVE.org

NETGEAR GS108PE Prosafe Plus switches with firmware 1.2.0.5 have a hardcoded password of debugpassword for the ntgruser account, which allows remote attackers to upload firmware or read or modify memory contents, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via a request to (1) produce_burn.cgi, (2) register_debug.cgi, or (3) bootcode_update.cgi.

AnalysisAI

NETGEAR GS108PE Prosafe Plus switches with firmware 1.2.0.5 have a hardcoded password of debugpassword for the ntgruser account, which allows remote attackers to upload firmware or read or modify. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-255. NETGEAR GS108PE Prosafe Plus switches with firmware 1.2.0.5 have a hardcoded password of debugpassword for the ntgruser account, which allows remote attackers to upload firmware or read or modify memory contents, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via a request to (1) produce_burn.cgi, (2) register_debug.cgi, or (3) bootcode_update.cgi. Affected products include: Netgear Gs108Pe Firmware, Netgear Gs108Pe.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.