Check Point Advisories

Netgear WNDR4700 Router Authentication Bypass (CVE-2013-3071)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0480
Date Published:	24 May 2018
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 10 June, 2020
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2013-3071
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Netgear WNDR4700 Router
Vulnerability Description	An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in Netgear WNDR4700 routers. This allows remote attackers to perform administrative actions without authentication.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Netgear WNDR4700 Router Authentication Bypass protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Netgear WNDR4700 Router Authentication Bypass