CVE-2017-18787 Command injection in n/a

High 8.4 Published 22 Apr 2020 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Attackers can execute arbitrary commands on vulnerable NETGEAR routers via command injection flaws.

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-2017-18787?

CVE-2017-18787 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Netgear D6200 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 command injection. This affects D6200 before 1.1.00.24, JNR1010v2 before 1.1.0.44, JR6150 before 1.0.1.12, JWNR2010v5 before 1.1.0.44, PR2000 before 1.0.0.20, R6050, before 1.0.1.12, WNR1000v4 before 1.1.0.44, WNR2020 before 1.1.0.44, and WNR2050 before 1.1.0.44.

Weakness: CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18787?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Netgear D6200 Firmware, Netgear Jnr1010 Firmware, Netgear Jr6150 Firmware, Netgear Jwnr2010 Firmware, Netgear Pr2000 Firmware, Netgear R6050 Firmware and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2017-18787?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18787 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-2017-18787 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18787 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Netgear D6200 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jgf9-34c8-xvj6.