Check Point Advisories

Netgear Smart WiFi Router Authentication Bypass (CVE-2019-17137)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2019-2417
Date Published:	16 Feb 2021
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 16 February, 2021
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2019-17137
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Netgear Smart WiFi Router version 1.1.0.86
Vulnerability Description	An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in Netgear Smart WiFi Router. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized access into the affected system.

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Netgear Smart WiFi Router Authentication Bypass (CVE-2019-17137) 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 Smart WiFi Router Authentication Bypass (CVE-2019-17137)