Vulnerability in Netgear Wnr2000V5 Firmware (CVE-2016-10176)
Summary
Vulnerability in Netgear Wnr2000V5 Firmware (CVE-2016-10176). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2016-10176 has been found in Netgear Wnr2000V5 Firmware.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Netgear Wnr2000V5 Firmware CVE-2016-10176" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2016-10176 (Netgear Wnr2000V5 Firmware) — CWE-20 / CVSS v3 9.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-20) exists in Netgear Wnr2000V5 Firmware.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Netgear Wnr2000V5 Firmware.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Netgear Wnr2000V5 Firmware を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory securityfocus.com
- exploit seclists.org
- exploit raw.githubusercontent.com
- patch kb.netgear.com
- web exploit-db.com