CVE-2016-5649 Scanner.
NETGEAR DGN2200 / DGND3700 - Admin Password Disclosure
Free and read-only. Scan only sites you own or are allowed to test.
What This Check Does.
Read-only
It only asks your site for public pages, the way a browser would. Nothing is changed, uploaded or stored.
Up to 1 request
A small, fixed number of requests, so the check is quick and will not load your site.
Looks for CVE-2016-5649
It looks for the specific sign of this one vulnerability and ends with a clear answer: vulnerable, not vulnerable, or could not be determined.
About CVE-2016-5649. What It Means.
NETGEAR DGN2200 / DGND3700 is susceptible to a vulnerability within the page 'BSW_cxttongr.htm' which can allow a remote attacker to access this page without any authentication. The attacker can then use this password to gain administrator access of the targeted router's web interface.
FAQ
Common Questions.
NETGEAR DGN2200 / DGND3700 - Admin Password Disclosure. NETGEAR DGN2200 / DGND3700 is susceptible to a vulnerability within the page 'BSW_cxttongr.htm' which can allow a remote attacker to access this page without any authentication. The attacker can then use this password to gain administrator access of the targeted router's web interface.
Atlas sends up to 1 read-only request to your site and looks for the specific sign of CVE-2016-5649 in NETGEAR DGN2200 Firmware. Nothing is changed, uploaded or stored on your site.
CVE-2016-5649 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of writing, but it is still worth fixing. Its CVSS score is 9.8.
Yes. The check only reads public pages, the same way a browser or a search engine would. Scan only sites you own or are allowed to test.
It means no sign of CVE-2016-5649 was found by this read-only check. It does not prove the site is free of other weaknesses.
Update NETGEAR DGN2200 Firmware to the latest version from the vendor, or follow the vendor's advice to switch off the affected feature. The vendor links and details are in the CVE-2016-5649 briefing linked on this page.
Scan only sites you own or have written permission to test. A result of Not Vulnerable means this read-only check found no sign of CVE-2016-5649; it is not a guarantee that the site is secure.