CVE-2018-21159 Misconfiguration in n/a
Medium 4.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-21159 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2018-21159 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 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-2018-21159 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. 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-2018-21159/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-21159/index.md)
NETGEAR ReadyNAS devices suffer from incorrect security settings, potentially allowing attackers to bypass security controls.
- 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-2018-21159?
CVE-2018-21159 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NETGEAR ReadyNAS devices before 6.9.3 are affected by incorrect configuration of security settings.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-21159?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netgear Readynas Os.
How do I fix CVE-2018-21159?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-21159 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-21159 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-21159 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-62wg-mmjj-4fmr.