CVE-2017-18851 Command injection in n/a
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on vulnerable NETGEAR routers via command injection flaws.
- 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-2017-18851?
CVE-2017-18851 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Netgear D8500 Firmware, 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 command injection by an authenticated user. This affects D8500 through 1.0.3.28, R6400 through 1.0.1.22, R6400v2 through 1.0.2.18, R8300 through 1.0.2.94, R8500 through 1.0.2.94, and R6100 through 1.0.1.12.
Weakness: CWE-74
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18851?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Netgear D8500 Firmware, Netgear R6100 Firmware, Netgear R6400 Firmware, Netgear R8300 Firmware, Netgear R8500 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18851?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18851 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-2017-18851 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18851 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netgear D8500 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hq7r-pxqp-4g8p.