CVE-2015-8289
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.022 · 83 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The password-recovery feature on NETGEAR D3600 devices with firmware 1.0.0.49 and D6000 devices with firmware 1.0.0.49 and earlier allows remote attackers to discover the cleartext administrator password by reading the cgi-bin/passrec.asp HTML source code.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.3–7.5
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affected products (3)
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also known as (3)
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references (6)
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- http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/30490cnnvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/778696cnnvd
- http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/30490enisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/778696enisa_euvd
- http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/30490Vendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/778696Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcenvd
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