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CRITICAL
CVE-2018-21162
NETGEAR Command Injection Vulnerability
Description

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an unauthenticated attacker. This affects D6400 before 1.0.0.78, EX6200 before 1.0.3.86, EX7000 before 1.0.0.64, R6250 before 1.0.4.8, R6300v2 before 1.0.4.6, R6400 before 1.0.1.12, R6700 before 1.0.1.16, R7000 before 1.0.7.10, R7100LG before 1.0.0.42, R7300DST before 1.0.0.44, R7900 before 1.0.1.12, R8000 before 1.0.3.36, R8300 before 1.0.2.74, R8500 before 1.0.2.74, WNDR3400v3 before 1.0.1.14, and WNR3500Lv2 before 1.2.0.48.

INFO

Published Date :

April 23, 2020, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-21162 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 ex6200_firmware
2 Netgear ex7000_firmware
3 Netgear r6300_firmware
4 Netgear r6700_firmware
5 Netgear r7000_firmware
6 Netgear r6400_firmware
7 Netgear r7900_firmware
8 Netgear r8000_firmware
9 Netgear d6400_firmware
10 Netgear r6250_firmware
11 Netgear r7100lg_firmware
12 Netgear r8300_firmware
13 Netgear r8500_firmware
14 Netgear r7300dst_firmware
15 Netgear wndr3400_firmware
16 Netgear wnr3500l_firmware
17 Netgear r7000
18 Netgear r6300
19 Netgear d6400
20 Netgear r6250
21 Netgear r6400
22 Netgear r6700
23 Netgear r7100lg
24 Netgear r7300dst
25 Netgear r7900
26 Netgear r8000
27 Netgear ex7000
28 Netgear r8300
29 Netgear r8500
30 Netgear wnr3500l
31 Netgear wndr3400
32 Netgear ex6200
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-2018-21162.

URL Resource
https://kb.netgear.com/000059147/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Gateways-Routers-and-Extenders-PSV-2016-0074 Vendor Advisory
https://kb.netgear.com/000059147/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Gateways-Routers-and-Extenders-PSV-2016-0074 Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-21162 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-21162 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://kb.netgear.com/000059147/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Gateways-Routers-and-Extenders-PSV-2016-0074
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    May. 01, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://kb.netgear.com/000059147/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Gateways-Routers-and-Extenders-PSV-2016-0074 No Types Assigned https://kb.netgear.com/000059147/Security-Advisory-for-Pre-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Gateways-Routers-and-Extenders-PSV-2016-0074 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-78
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:d6400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.0.78 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:d6400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex6200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.3.86 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex6200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:ex7000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.0.64 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:ex7000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6250_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.4.8 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6250:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.4.6 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6300:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.12 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.16 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.7.10 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7100lg_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.0.42 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7100lg:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7300dst_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.0.44 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7300dst:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.12 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r7900:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.3.36 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.2.74 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r8500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.2.74 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r8500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wndr3400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.1.14 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wndr3400:v3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wnr3500l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.0.48 OR cpe:2.3:h:netgear:wnr3500l:v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2018-21162 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

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

0.61 }} 0.00%

score

0.75411

percentile

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