CVE-2017-18708 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can perform unauthorized actions on NETGEAR R8300 and R8500 routers via Cross-Site Request Forgery.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-18708?

CVE-2017-18708 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear R8300 Firmware, published on 24 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by CSRF. This affects R8300 before 1.0.2.94 and R8500 before 1.0.2.94.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18708?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Netgear R8300 Firmware, Netgear R8500 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2017-18708?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18708 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-18708 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18708 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Netgear R8300 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vr77-r4vj-52hg.

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