CVE-2018-21228 Command injection in n/a
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on various NETGEAR routers and extenders via command injection vulnerabilities.
- 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-2018-21228?
CVE-2018-21228 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Netgear D7800 Firmware, published on 24 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 D7800 before 1.0.1.34, EX6100v2 before 1.0.1.50, EX6150v2 before 1.0.1.50, EX6200v2 before 1.0.1.44, EX6400 before 1.0.1.60, EX7300 before 1.0.1.60, R6100 before 1.0.1.16, R7500 before 1.0.0.110, R7800 before 1.0.2.32, R9000 before 1.0.2.30, WN3000RPv3 before 1.0.2.50, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.50, and WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.50.
Weakness: CWE-74
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-21228?
It affects 13 products.
Products include Netgear D7800 Firmware, Netgear Ex6100 Firmware, Netgear Ex6150 Firmware, Netgear Ex6200 Firmware, Netgear Ex6400 Firmware, Netgear Ex7300 Firmware and 7 more.
How do I fix CVE-2018-21228?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-21228 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-2018-21228 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-21228 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netgear D7800 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rghj-9jg6-pg5g.