# CVE-2017-18788: Command injection in n/a > Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on various NETGEAR routers and extenders via command injection vulnerabilities. - **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:H/S:U/UI:N`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** An administrator - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** No - **Published:** 22 Apr 2020 - **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** GHSA-4vcj-p6rj-9c62 ## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18788? It affects 53 products. Products: Netgear D3600 Firmware, Netgear D6000 Firmware, Netgear D6100 Firmware, Netgear D6200 Firmware, Netgear D6220 Firmware, Netgear D6400 Firmware, Netgear D7000 Firmware, Netgear D7800 Firmware, Netgear D8500 Firmware, Netgear Dgn2200 Firmware, Netgear Dgn2200b Firmware, Netgear Ex2700 Firmware, Netgear Ex6100 Firmware, Netgear Ex6150 Firmware, Netgear Ex6200 Firmware, Netgear Ex6400 Firmware, Netgear Ex7300 Firmware, Netgear Ex8000 Firmware, Netgear Jnr1010 Firmware, Netgear Jwnr2010 Firmware and 33 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. ## Is CVE-2017-18788 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18788 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Netgear D3600 Firmware - [CVE-2020-35799](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35799/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8) - [CVE-2018-21207](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-21207/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8) - [CVE-2018-21210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-21210/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8) - [CVE-2018-21211](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-21211/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8) - [CVE-2018-21212](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-21212/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2017-18788 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: 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. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18788 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Netgear D3600 Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18788/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18788/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18788 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18788 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-18788 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18788/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.