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CVE-2017-18773

6.7 · MEDIUM

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user.

Published Apr 22, 2020CWE-74EPSS 0.56%

Overview

CVE-2017-18773 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 22, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user. This affects D6100 before V1.0.0.55, D7800 before V1.0.1.24, EX6150v2 before 1.0.0.48, R6100 before 1.0.1.14, R7500 before 1.0.0.110, R7500v2 before V1.0.3.16, R7800 before V1.0.2.36, WNDR4300v1 before 1.0.2.90, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.48, WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.48, and WNR2000v5 before 1.0.0.48.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refkb.netgear.com/000049556/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Routers-Gateways-and-Extenders-PSV-2017-2184Refkb.netgear.com/000049556/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Routers-Gateways-and-Extenders-PSV-2017-2184

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18773?

CVE-2017-18773 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 22, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2017-18773?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2017-18773?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2017-18773?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2017-18773 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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