CVE-2017-18769 Path traversal in n/a
Attackers can read arbitrary files on various NETGEAR routers, exposing sensitive configuration and 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-2017-18769?
CVE-2017-18769 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Netgear D6220 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 D6220 before 1.0.0.40, D6400 before 1.0.0.74, D7000 before 1.0.1.60, D7800 before 1.0.1.34, D8500 before 1.0.3.39, DGN2200v4 before 1.0.0.94, DGN2200Bv4 before 1.0.0.94, EX6200v2 before 1.0.1.50, EX7000 before 1.0.0.56, JR6150 before 1.0.1.18, R6050 before 1.0.1.10J, R6100 before 1.0.1.16, R6150 before 1.0.1.10, R6220 before 1.1.0.50, R6250 before 1.0.4.12, R6300v2 before 1.0.4.12, R6400 before 1.0.1.24, R6400v2 before 1.0.2.32, R6700 before 1.0.1.26, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.4, R6800 before 1.0.1.10, R6900 before 1.0.1.26, R6900P before 1.0.0.58, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.4, R7000 before 1.0.9.6, R7000P before 1.0.0.58, R7100LG before 1.0.0.32, R7300 before 1.0.0.54, R7500 before 1.0.0.112, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.20, R7800 before 1.0.2.36, R7900 before 1.0.1.18, R8000 before 1.0.3.48, R8300 before 1.0.2.104, R8500 before 1.0.2.104, R9000 before 1.0.2.40, WNDR3400v3 before 1.0.1.14, WNDR3700v4 before 1.0.2.96, WNDR4300v1 before 1.0.2.98, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.48, WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.48, and WNR3500Lv2 before 1.2.0.44.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18769?
It affects 37 products.
Products include Netgear D6220 Firmware, Netgear D6400 Firmware, Netgear D7000 Firmware, Netgear D7800 Firmware, Netgear D8500 Firmware, Netgear Dgn2200 Firmware and 31 more.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18769?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18769 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-2017-18769 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18769 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netgear D6220 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w4f9-wxqm-hcwj.