CVE-2017-18824 Path traversal in n/a
Attackers can exploit a directory traversal vulnerability in NETGEAR M4300 and M4200 series switches to read arbitrary files from the device.
- 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-2017-18824?
CVE-2017-18824 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 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 directory traversal. This affects M4300-28G before 12.0.2.15, M4300-52G before 12.0.2.15, M4300-28G-POE+ before 12.0.2.15, M4300-52G-POE+ before 12.0.2.15, M4300-8X8F before 12.0.2.15, M4300-12X12F before 12.0.2.15, M4300-24X24F before 12.0.2.15, M4300-24X before 12.0.2.15, M4300-48X before 12.0.2.15, and M4200 before 12.0.2.15.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18824?
It affects 10 products.
Products include Netgear M4200 Firmware, Netgear M4300-12x12f Firmware, Netgear M4300-24x24f Firmware, Netgear M4300-24x Firmware, Netgear M4300-28g-Poe\+ Firmware, Netgear M4300-28g Firmware and 4 more.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18824?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18824 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-2017-18824 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18824 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qpm6-5778-wjjq.