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conglv's avatar
conglv
Aspirant
Oct 06, 2024

Secure Issue M4300, M4250 - API Mass Assignment

Hi,

I have now purchased some Netgear products for NAV Extron application. However, during inspection, several security vulnerabilities were found related to the web administration interface of the switches, including models like XSM4328FV, GSM4230PX, GSM4328S, and GS728TPv3, especially high-risk issues such as API Mass Assignment, which I have not been able to resolve on my own.

Details: (scan by HCL AppScan)

Issue: API Mass Assignment
Severity: High
CVSS Score: 7.3
URL: https://192.168.0.241:4443/api/v1/login
Entity: login (Page)
Risk: API Mass Assignment exploitation may leads to privilege escalation, data tampering, bypass of security mechanisms
Cause: API endpoints are vulnerable to Mass Assignment if they automatically converts client provided data into internal object
properties without considering the sensitivity and the exposure level of these properties.
Fix: Avoid using functions that automatically bind client's input to code variables or internal objects.If applicable, explicitly define
and enforce schema's for the input data payloads.
Reasoning: The test result seems to indicate a vulnerability because the Test Response is successful (returns 200 OK), indicating
that the Application/API access is successful.

Attached is the report detailing these security vulnerabilities.

Can anyone help me to fix it?

 

3 Replies

  • This report was created by HCL AppScan Standard 10.5.1

  • RennaD's avatar
    RennaD
    NETGEAR Moderator

    Hi conglv,

     

    Welcome to the NETGEAR Community! 🙂

     

    If not yet done, I suggest to update first to the latest firmware and run the scan again. If issue persist please do contact Netgear support team so a case can be created.

     

    https://www.netgear.com/about/contact-us/

     

     

    Have a lovely day,
    RennaD
    Netgear Team 

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