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Web GUI Password Recovery Vulnerability?
Back in June a security vulnerability was disclosed: Web GUI Password Recovery and Exposure Security Vulnerability https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/Web-GUI-Password-Recove...
Hi, DoctorX,
The post has been unfreeze.
Is that the same vulnerability?
The reason I ask is that the 1.0.5.70 firmware is dated 06/02/2016 and was released on 06/15/2016.
The (frozen) post by ChristineT (admin) describing the unresolved issue was posted on 06/22/2016.
If its the same issue can the original post be unfrozen and updated?
Hi DoctorX,
The recent report about vulnerability is different from the Web GUI password Recovery Vulnerability. Both issues has been addressed already.
I'm not referring to VU 582384 resolved in firmware v1.0.7.6_1.1.99. I know this is a different issue.
I'm just wondering why an admin posts about an open issue seven days after it was supposedly fixed in firmware v1.0.5.70 firmware. This makes me believe the posted vulnerability was not fixed yet.
It looks like this indicates it was fixed in v1.0.5.70: http://kb.netgear.com/30632/Web-GUI-Password-Recovery-and-Exposure-Security-Vulnerability
Please unfreeze and close the original post I referred to since this misleads us (or at least me) that the issue is still an open one.
Thanks.