CVE-2017-18788 Command injection in n/a

Medium 6.7 Published 22 Apr 2020 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on various NETGEAR routers and extenders via command injection vulnerabilities.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2017-18788?

CVE-2017-18788 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Netgear D3600 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 by an authenticated user. This affects D3600 before 1.0.0.67, D6000 before 1.0.0.67, D6100 before 1.0.0.56, D6200 before 1.1.00.24, D6220 before 1.0.0.32, D6400 before 1.0.0.66, D7000 before 1.0.1.52, D7000v2 before 1.0.0.44, D7800 before 1.0.1.30, D8500 before 1.0.3.35, DGN2200v4 before 1.0.0.96, DGN2200Bv4 before 1.0.0.96, EX2700 before 1.0.1.28, EX6150v2 before 1.0.1.54, EX6100v2 before 1.0.1.54, EX6200v2 before 1.0.1.52, EX6400 before 1.0.1.72, EX7300 before 1.0.1.72, EX8000 before 1.0.0.102, JNR1010v2 before 1.1.0.44, JWNR2010v5 before 1.1.0.44, PR2000 before 1.0.0.20, R6100 before 1.0.1.20, R6250 before 1.0.4.16, R6300v2 before 1.0.4.18, R6400 before 1.0.1.32, R6400v2 before 1.0.2.46, R6700 before 1.0.1.36, R6900 before 1.0.1.34, R7000 before 1.0.9.18, R6900P before 1.3.0.8, R7000P before 1.3.0.8, R7100LG before 1.0.0.34, R7300DST before 1.0.0.58, R7500 before 1.0.0.118, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.24, R7800 before 1.0.2.40, R7900 before 1.0.2.4, R8000 before 1.0.4.4_1.1.42, R7900P before 1.1.5.14, R8000P before 1.1.5.14, R8300 before 1.0.2.110, R8500 before 1.0.2.110, R9000 before 1.0.2.52, WN2000RPTv3 before 1.0.1.14, WN3000RPv3 before 1.0.2.50, WN3100RPv2 before 1.0.0.40, WNDR3400v3 before 1.0.1.16, WNDR3700v4 before 1.0.2.94, WNDR4300 before 1.0.2.96, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.50, WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.50, WNR1000v4 before 1.1.0.44, WNR2000v5 before 1.0.0.62, WNR2020 before 1.1.0.44, WNR2050 before 1.1.0.44, and WNR3500Lv2 before 1.2.0.46.

Weakness: CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18788?

It affects 53 products.

Products include Netgear D3600 Firmware, Netgear D6000 Firmware, Netgear D6100 Firmware, Netgear D6200 Firmware, Netgear D6220 Firmware, Netgear D6400 Firmware and 47 more.

How do I fix CVE-2017-18788?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18788 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-2017-18788 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18788 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Netgear D3600 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4vcj-p6rj-9c62.