CVE-2017-18824: netgear m4200_firmware Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-18824 is a medium (CVSS 4.0) Path Traversal vulnerability in netgear m4200_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 20-04-2020
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by directory traversal. This affects M4300-28G before 12.0.2.15, M4300-52G before 12.0.2.15, M4300-28G-POE+ before 12.0.2.15, M4300-52G-POE+ before 12.0.2.15, M4300-8X8F before 12.0.2.15, M4300-12X12F before 12.0.2.15, M4300-24X24F before 12.0.2.15, M4300-24X before 12.0.2.15, M4300-48X before 12.0.2.15, and M4200 before 12.0.2.15.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.