CVE-2017-18863 Command injection in n/a

High 7.1 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary commands on vulnerable NETGEAR wireless access points via a PHP form, requiring firmware upgrades to mitigate.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-18863?

CVE-2017-18863 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 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 execution via a PHP form. This affects WN604 3.3.3 and earlier, WNAP210v2 3.5.20.0 and earlier, WNAP320 3.5.20.0 and earlier, WNDAP350 3.5.20.0 and earlier, WNDAP360 3.5.20.0 and earlier, WNDAP620 2.0.11 and earlier, WNDAP660 3.5.20.0 and earlier, WND930 2.0.11 and earlier, and WAC120 2.0.7 and earlier.

Weakness: CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18863?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Netgear Wac120 Firmware, Netgear Wn604 Firmware, Netgear Wnap210 Firmware, Netgear Wnap320 Firmware, Netgear Wnd930 Firmware, Netgear Wndap350 Firmware and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2017-18863?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18863 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-2017-18863 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18863 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wrf7-fmr7-fj5h.

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