CVE-2016-10861
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedNeet AirStream NAS1.1 devices allow CSRF attacks that cause the settings binary to change the AP name and password.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability in Neet AirStream NAS1.1 devices allows remote attackers to trick authenticated users into submitting malicious requests that modify the AP (wireless access point) name and password by exploiting the settings binary functionality without proper anti-CSRF tokens or validation.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm device model and firmware versionAccess the device web interface or check the administrative console to identify the exact model (Neet AirStream NAS) and firmware version. This is typically found under System Info, Status, or About sections in the web UI.Affected if The device is a Neet AirStream NAS running firmware version 1.1 exactly.
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Verify web interface is accessibleAttempt to access the device administrative web interface via HTTP/HTTPS on the typical management port (often 80 or 8080 on local network). Confirm the login page or status page loads.Affected if The web interface is exposed and accessible, which is required for the CSRF attack to be exploitable.
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Locate the settings binary functionalityNavigate through the web interface menus to find the wireless settings or network configuration section where AP (access point) name and password can be modified. Look for options labeled 'Wireless', 'AP Settings', 'Network Settings', or similar.Affected if The settings binary functionality that handles AP configuration is present and accessible to authenticated users.
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Inspect HTTP requests for CSRF protectionUse a browser developer tool or HTTP proxy to capture the HTTP request when modifying the AP name or password. Examine the request headers and body for anti-CSRF tokens, synchronizer tokens, or any unique validation tokens. Also check if the request includes SameSite cookie attributes or origin/referer validation headers.Affected if The HTTP request submitting AP configuration changes lacks anti-CSRF tokens in the request body and does not validate the request origin, meaning the vulnerability is present.
A user is affected if they have a Neet AirStream NAS device running firmware 1.1 with an accessible web interface where the settings binary lacks CSRF tokens on AP configuration changes.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement anti-CSRF tokens (synchronizer token pattern) on all state-changing operations in the web interface, particularly the settings binary. Additionally, implement SameSite cookie attributes and origin validation for requests.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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