OS command injection in NETGEAR products - #VU10434

Vulnerability identifier: #VU10434

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-78

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: NETGEAR

Affected software:
D8500
R6100
R6400v2
R6400
R8300
R8500

The vulnerability allows an local root-privileged attacker to execute shell commands on the target system.

The weakness exists due to post-authentication command injection. A local attacker can use the device_name parameter on the lan.cgi page to inject and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Update to the latest version.

• https://kb.netgear.com/000045850/Security-Advisory-for-Post-Authentication-Command-Injection-on-Some-Routers-and-Modem-Routers-PSV-2017-1207