CVE-2018-21208 Command injection in n/a
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on vulnerable NETGEAR routers via command injection flaws.
- 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-2018-21208?
CVE-2018-21208 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Netgear D6100 Firmware, 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 injection by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects D6100 before 1.0.0.57, R6100 before 1.0.1.20, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.24, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.50, and WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.50.
Weakness: CWE-74
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-21208?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Netgear D6100 Firmware, Netgear R6100 Firmware, Netgear R7500 Firmware, Netgear Wndr4300 Firmware, Netgear Wndr4500 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-21208?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-21208 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-2018-21208 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-21208 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netgear D6100 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mxgp-249m-rh92.