HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2009-2257

Dg632 vulnerability

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
7.2%
EPSS pct
94th
Exploited
No known
The administrative web interface on the Netgear DG632 with firmware 3.4.0_ap allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a direct request to (1) gateway/commands/saveconfig.html, and (2) stattbl.htm, (3) modemmenu.htm, (4) onload.htm, (5) form.css, (6) utility.js, and possibly (7) indextop.htm in html/.
Affected vendor
Netgear
Affected product
Dg632
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-287 — Improper Authentication
Published
2009-06-30

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 7.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2009-2257

  • Confirm whether Netgear Dg632 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2009-2257.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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