CVE-2017-18378 Command injection in n/a

High 8.4 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via the uploaddir parameter in the ReadyNAS Surveillance application.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-18378?

CVE-2017-18378 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In NETGEAR ReadyNAS Surveillance before 1.4.3-17 x86 and before 1.1.4-7 ARM, $_GET['uploaddir'] is not escaped and is passed to system() through $tmp_upload_dir, leading to upgrade_handle.php?cmd=writeuploaddir remote command execution.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18378?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netgear Readynas Surveillance Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2017-18378?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18378 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2017-18378 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18378 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mwvv-2fff-4jmx.

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