CVE-2017-18766 Path traversal in n/a
Attackers can read arbitrary files on affected NETGEAR routers, potentially exposing sensitive configuration or system data.
- 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-2017-18766?
CVE-2017-18766 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Netgear Wnr2000 Firmware, published on 22 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by an attacker's ability to read arbitrary files. This affects DST6501 before 1.1.0.6 and WNR2000v2 before 1.2.0.8.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18766?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Netgear Dst6501 Firmware, Netgear Wnr2000 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18766?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18766 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2017-18766 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18766 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r33c-x62x-68pw.