7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-18822
NETGEAR M4300 and M4200 Vertical Privilege Escalation
Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by vertical privilege escalation. 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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 20, 2020, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 23, 2020, 5:45 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-18822 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Netgear m4300-28g_firmware
2 Netgear m4300-52g_firmware
3 Netgear m4300-28g-poe\+_firmware
4 Netgear m4300-52g-poe\+_firmware
5 Netgear m4300-8x8f_firmware
6 Netgear m4300-12x12f_firmware
7 Netgear m4300-24x24f_firmware
8 Netgear m4300-24x_firmware
9 Netgear m4300-48x_firmware
10 Netgear m4200_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-18822.

URL Resource
https://kb.netgear.com/000049043/Security-Advisory-for-Vertical-Privilege-Escalation-on-Some-Fully-Managed-Switches-PSV-2017-1944 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-18822 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 23, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://kb.netgear.com/000049043/Security-Advisory-for-Vertical-Privilege-Escalation-on-Some-Fully-Managed-Switches-PSV-2017-1944 No Types Assigned https://kb.netgear.com/000049043/Security-Advisory-for-Vertical-Privilege-Escalation-on-Some-Fully-Managed-Switches-PSV-2017-1944 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:m4300-28g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.0.2.15 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:m4300-28g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:m4300-52g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.0.2.15 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:m4300-52g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:m4300-28g-poe\+_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.0.2.15 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:m4300-28g-poe\+:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:m4300-52g-poe\+_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.0.2.15 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:m4300-52g-poe\+:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:m4300-8x8f_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.0.2.15 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:m4300-8x8f:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:m4300-12x12f_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.0.2.15 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:m4300-12x12f:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:m4300-24x24f_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.0.2.15 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:m4300-24x24f:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:m4300-24x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.0.2.15 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:m4300-24x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:m4300-48x_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.0.2.15 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:m4300-48x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:m4200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.0.2.15 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:m4200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-18822 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.10264

percentile

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