CVE-2017-18858: netgear m4200-10mg-poe\+_firmware OS Command Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-18858 is a high (CVSS 10.0) OS Command Injection vulnerability in netgear m4200-10mg-poe\+_firmware. EPSS estimates a 3.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 28-04-2020
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command execution. This affects M4200-10MG-POE+ 12.0.2.11 and earlier, M4300-28G 12.0.2.11 and earlier, M4300-52G 12.0.2.11 and earlier, M4300-28G-POE+ 12.0.2.11 and earlier, M4300-52G-POE+ 12.0.2.11 and earlier, M4300-8X8F 12.0.2.11 and earlier, M4300-12X12F 12.0.2.11 and earlier, M4300-24X24F 12.0.2.11 and earlier, M4300-24X 12.0.2.11 and earlier, and M4300-48X 12.0.2.11 and earlier.

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.