CVE-2022-47208 Command injection in NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router
An unauthenticated attacker on the same network can execute arbitrary commands on NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 routers via the puhttpsniff service.
- 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-2022-47208?
CVE-2022-47208 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router, published on 16 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The “puhttpsniff” service, which runs by default, is susceptible to command injection due to improperly sanitized user input. An unauthenticated attacker on the same network segment as the router can execute arbitrary commands on the device without authentication.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-47208?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Netgear Nighthawk Ax11000 Firmware, Netgear Nighthawk Ax1800 Firmware, Netgear Nighthawk Ax2400 Firmware, Netgear Nighthawk Ax3000 Firmware, Netgear Nighthawk Ax5400 Firmware, Netgear Nighthawk Ax6000 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2022-47208?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-47208 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-2022-47208 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-47208 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4vhv-9xc2-4v6w.