Description
The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router leaks its serial number when performing a request to the /BRS_netgear_success.html URI. This serial number allows a user to obtain the administrator username and password, when used in combination with the CVE-2016-10176 vulnerability that allows resetting the answers to the password-recovery questions.
Public exploits
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Metasploit 1 module
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NETGEAR WNR2000v5 Administrator Password Recovery
auxiliary/admin/http/netgear_wnr2000_pass_recovery
Exploit-DB 1
- Netgear WNR2000v5 - Remote Code Execution EDB-40949 · remote · Dec 21, 2016
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