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CVE-2017-18742


Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by CSRF. This affects JR6150 before 1.0.1.10, R6050 before 1.0.1.10, R6250 before 1.0.4.12, R6300v2 before 1.0.4.8, R6700 before 1.0.1.16, R6900 before 1.0.1.16, R7300DST before 1.0.0.54, R7900 before 1.0.1.12, R8000 before 1.0.3.32, and R8500 before 1.0.2.74.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 20 products from netgear, from netgear, from netgear and 17 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2020-04-23T16:15:12.570

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:20:48.703

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-352

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System netgear jr6150_firmware < 1.0.1.10 Yes
Hardware netgear jr6150 - No
Operating System netgear r6050_firmware < 1.0.1.10 Yes
Hardware netgear r6050 - No
Operating System netgear r6250_firmware < 1.0.4.12 Yes
Hardware netgear r6250 - No
Operating System netgear r6300_firmware < 1.0.4.8 Yes
Hardware netgear r6300 v2 No
Operating System netgear r6700_firmware < 1.0.1.16 Yes
Hardware netgear r6700 - No
Operating System netgear r6900_firmware < 1.0.1.16 Yes
Hardware netgear r6900 - No
Operating System netgear r7300dst_firmware < 1.0.0.54 Yes
Hardware netgear r7300dst - No
Operating System netgear r7900_firmware < 1.0.1.12 Yes
Hardware netgear r7900 - No
Operating System netgear r8000_firmware < 1.0.3.32 Yes
Hardware netgear r8000 - No
Operating System netgear r8500_firmware < 1.0.2.74 Yes
Hardware netgear r8500 - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For netgear's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.