# CVE-2019-17373: Certain NETGEAR devices allow unauthenticated access to critical .cgi and .htm pages via a substring ending with .jpg, such as by appending

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-10-09 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Certain NETGEAR devices allow unauthenticated access to critical .cgi and .htm pages via a substring ending with .jpg, such as by appending ?x=1.jpg to a URL. This affects MBR1515, MBR1516, DGN2200, DGN2200M, DGND3700, WNR2000v2, WNDR3300, WNDR3400, WNR3500, and WNR834Bv2.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/zer0yu/CVE_Request/blob/master/netgear/Netgear_web_interface_exists_authentication_bypass.md

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