CVE-2014-2969 describes a critical vulnerability in NETGEAR GS108PE Prosafe Plus switches running firmware 1.2.0.5, where a hardcoded password "debugpassword" for the "ntgruser" account allows unauthorized access. This flaw enables remote attackers to upload firmware, read/modify memory, and execute arbitrary code via specific CGI scripts. With a CVSS score of 8.3 (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), the vulnerability is highly severe, requiring only adjacent network access with low attack complexity and leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:gs108pe_firmware:1.2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:netgear:gs108pe:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.