# CVE-2017-18853: Information disclosure in n/a

> Attackers can recover passwords and access files on vulnerable NETGEAR routers, leading to unauthorized access and data exposure.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.6 (`CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:A/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Apr 2020
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q794-v4jv-vqvf

## What is CVE-2017-18853?

CVE-2017-18853 is a critical vulnerability in Netgear D8500 Firmware, published on 29 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 password recovery and file access. This affects D8500 1.0.3.27 and earlier, DGN2200v4 1.0.0.82 and earlier, R6300v2 1.0.4.06 and earlier, R6400 1.0.1.20 and earlier, R6400v2 1.0.2.18 and earlier, R6700 1.0.1.22 and earlier, R6900 1.0.1.20 and earlier, R7000 1.0.7.10 and earlier, R7000P 1.0.0.58 and earlier, R7100LG 1.0.0.28 and earlier, R7300DST 1.0.0.52 and earlier, R7900 1.0.1.12 and earlier, R8000 1.0.3.46 and earlier, R8300 1.0.2.86 and earlier, R8500 1.0.2.86 and earlier, WNDR3400v3 1.0.1.8 and earlier, and WNDR4500v2 1.0.0.62 and earlier.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18853?

It affects 16 products.


Products: Netgear D8500 Firmware, Netgear Dgn2200 Firmware, Netgear R6300 Firmware, Netgear R6400 Firmware, Netgear R6700 Firmware, Netgear R6900 Firmware, Netgear R7000 Firmware, Netgear R7000p Firmware, Netgear R7100lg Firmware, Netgear R7300dst Firmware, Netgear R7900 Firmware, Netgear R8000 Firmware, Netgear R8300 Firmware, Netgear R8500 Firmware, Netgear Wndr3400 Firmware, Netgear Wndr4500 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-18853?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18853 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-18853 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18853 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Netgear D8500 Firmware

- [CVE-2021-45609](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45609/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2021-38528](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38528/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2017-18799](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18799/): Misconfiguration in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-20713](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-20713/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2019-20762](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-20762/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-18853 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-18853 is a critical vulnerability in Netgear D8500 Firmware, published on 29 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-2017-18853 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Netgear D8500 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-2017-18853/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18853/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18853
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18853
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-18853

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18853/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.