# CVE-2016-10175: The NETGEAR WNR2000v5 router leaks its serial number when performing a request to the /BRS\_netgear\_success.html URI.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2017-01-30 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Dec/72
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/netgear-wnr2000.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95867
- http://kb.netgear.com/000036549/Insecure-Remote-Access-and-Command-Execution-Security-Vulnerability
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40949/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40949
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/netgear_wnr2000_pass_recovery.rb

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