CVE-2017-18762: netgear d3600_firmware Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-18762 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Injection vulnerability in netgear d3600_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 22-04-2020
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects D3600 before 1.0.0.68, D6000 before 1.0.0.68, D6100 before 1.0.0.57, R6100 before 1.0.1.16, R6900P before 1.2.0.22, R7000 before 1.0.9.10, R7000P before 1.2.0.22, R7100LG before 1.0.0.40, WNDR3700v4 before 1.0.2.88, WNDR4300v1 before 1.0.2.90, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.48, WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.48, and WNR2000v5 before 1.0.0.58.

• CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.