# CVE-2017-18791: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> Attackers can perform unauthorized actions on NETGEAR routers via CSRF, requiring firmware upgrades to mitigate.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:R`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Apr 2020
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xrj3-j65c-j9gg

## What is CVE-2017-18791?

CVE-2017-18791 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear D7000 Firmware, published on 21 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by CSRF. This affects R6050/JR6150 before 1.0.1.7, PR2000 before 1.0.0.17, R6220 before 1.1.0.50, WNDR3700v5 before 1.1.0.48, JNR1010v2 before 1.1.0.40, JWNR2010v5 before 1.1.0.40, WNR1000v4 before 1.1.0.40, WNR2020 before 1.1.0.40, WNR2050 before 1.1.0.40, WNR614 before 1.1.0.40, WNR618 before 1.1.0.40, and D7000 before 1.0.1.50.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18791?

It affects 13 products.


Products: Netgear D7000 Firmware, Netgear Jnr1010 Firmware, Netgear Jr6150 Firmware, Netgear Jwnr2010 Firmware, Netgear Pr2000 Firmware, Netgear R6050 Firmware, Netgear R6220 Firmware, Netgear Wndr3700 Firmware, Netgear Wnr1000 Firmware, Netgear Wnr2020 Firmware, Netgear Wnr2050 Firmware, Netgear Wnr614 Firmware, Netgear Wnr618 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-18791?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18791 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-18791 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18791 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Netgear D7000 Firmware

- [CVE-2021-45497](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45497/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2021-45496](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45496/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2018-21169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-21169/): Misconfiguration in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-45512](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45512/): Weak cryptography in n/a (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2017-18843](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18843/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 8.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-18791 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-18791 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear D7000 Firmware, published on 21 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18791 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Netgear D7000 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-2017-18791/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18791/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18791
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18791
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-18791

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