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CVE-2017-18863


Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command execution via a PHP form. This affects WN604 3.3.3 and earlier, WNAP210v2 3.5.20.0 and earlier, WNAP320 3.5.20.0 and earlier, WNDAP350 3.5.20.0 and earlier, WNDAP360 3.5.20.0 and earlier, WNDAP620 2.0.11 and earlier, WNDAP660 3.5.20.0 and earlier, WND930 2.0.11 and earlier, and WAC120 2.0.7 and earlier.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.1, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), for affected systems. Impacting 18 products from netgear, from netgear, from netgear and 15 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

2020-04-28T16:15:12.747

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:21:07.387

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-74

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System netgear wn604_firmware < 3.3.3 Yes
Hardware netgear wn604 - No
Operating System netgear wnap210_firmware < 3.5.20.0 Yes
Hardware netgear wnap210 v2 No
Operating System netgear wnap320_firmware < 3.5.20.0 Yes
Hardware netgear wnap320 - No
Operating System netgear wndap350_firmware < 3.5.20.0 Yes
Hardware netgear wndap350 - No
Operating System netgear wndap360_firmware < 3.5.20.0 Yes
Hardware netgear wndap360 - No
Operating System netgear wndap620_firmware < 2.0.11 Yes
Hardware netgear wndap620 - No
Operating System netgear wndap660_firmware < 3.5.20.0 Yes
Hardware netgear wndap660 - No
Operating System netgear wnd930_firmware < 2.0.11 Yes
Hardware netgear wnd930 - No
Operating System netgear wac120_firmware < 2.0.7 Yes
Hardware netgear wac120 - 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.