CVE-2016-10176

CRITICAL 9.8CVE-2016-10176 · Published 30/01/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
—	No affected product versions are listed for this vulnerability yet.

Description

The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router allows an administrator to perform sensitive actions by invoking the apply.cgi URL on the web server of the device. This special URL is handled by the embedded web server (uhttpd) and processed accordingly. The web server also contains another URL, apply_noauth.cgi, that allows an unauthenticated user to perform sensitive actions on the device. This functionality can be exploited to change the router settings (such as the answers to the password-recovery questions) and achieve remote code execution.

References

kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-Vulnerability · Patch
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72 · Exploit
securityfocus.com/bid/95867 · Third Party Advisory
raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txt · Exploit
exploit-db.com/exploits/40949

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