CVE-2017-18702 Misconfiguration in n/a
Medium 5.2
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-18702 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2017-18702 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6220 Firmware, published on 24 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18702 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Netgear R6220 Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18702/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18702/index.md)
NETGEAR R6220 routers contain incorrect security settings that allow attackers to bypass security controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-18702?
CVE-2017-18702 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear R6220 Firmware, published on 24 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
NETGEAR R6220 devices before 1.1.0.60 are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18702?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netgear R6220 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18702?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18702 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-18702 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18702 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netgear R6220 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h5rh-p5wr-2cfm.