CVE-2022-30078 Command injection in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on NETGEAR R6200 and R6300 routers via shell metacharacters in IPv6 configuration parameters.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-30078?

CVE-2022-30078 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Netgear R6300 Firmware, published on 7 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NETGEAR R6200_V2 firmware versions through R6200v2-V1.0.3.12_10.1.11 and R6300_V2 firmware versions through R6300v2-V1.0.4.52_10.0.93 allow remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary command via shell metacharacters in the ipv6_fix.cgi ipv6_wan_ipaddr, ipv6_lan_ipaddr, ipv6_wan_length, or ipv6_lan_length parameters.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-30078?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Netgear R6200 Firmware, Netgear R6300 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2022-30078?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-30078 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-2022-30078 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-30078 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rhrp-724q-r9w5.

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