A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Netgear DG834Gv5 1.6.01.34. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Web Management Interface. The manipulation leads to cleartext storage of sensitive information. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-262126 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.
Because the information is stored in cleartext (i.e., unencrypted), attackers could potentially read it. Even if the information is encoded in a way that is not human-readable, certain techniques could determine which encoding is being used, then decode the information. When organizations adopt cloud services, it can be easier for attackers to access the data from anywhere on the Internet. In some systems/environments such as cloud, the use of “double encryption” (at both the software and hardware layer) might be required, and the developer might be solely responsible for both layers, instead of shared responsibility with the administrator of the broader system/environment.