Information Disclosure in Netgear Wnap320 Firmware (CVE-2016-1557)
Summary
Vulnerability in Netgear Wnap320 Firmware (CVE-2016-1557). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Netgear WNAP320, WNDAP350, and WNDAP360 before 3.5.5.0 reveal wireless passwords and administrative usernames and passwords over SNMP.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2016-1557 has been found in Netgear Wnap320 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 Wnap320 Firmware CVE-2016-1557" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2016-1557 (Netgear Wnap320 Firmware) — CWE-200 / 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.
Information disclosure (CWE-200) exists in Netgear Wnap320 Firmware.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Netgear Wnap320 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 Wnap320 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 packetstormsecurity.com
- advisory seclists.org
- patch kb.netgear.com