CVE-2002-1892 describes a vulnerability in the NETGEAR FVS318 router running firmware 1.1, where a backup of the configuration file stores usernames and passwords in a readable format. This allows local attackers to easily obtain sensitive authentication credentials. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a low severity due to requiring local access and only impacting confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Despite its age and low severity, the CVE has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, suggesting continued awareness or interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:netgear:fvs318:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.