OS command injection in NETGEAR products - #VU3147
Published: January 3, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU3147
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: NETGEAR
Affected software:
WNR2000v3
WNR2000v4
WNR2000v5
WNR2000v3
WNR2000v4
WNR2000v5
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands on vulnerable device.
The vulnerability exists due to unknown error in web management interface. A remote attacker with access to web management interface can reset administrator's password and execute arbitrary OS commands on vulnerable device.Successful exploitation of the vulnerability will result in full compromise of vulnerable device.
All firmware versions of vulnerable devices are vulnerable.
Remediation
The vendor is working on a fix to address this vulnerability. As a temporary solution it is possible to install beta version of firmware: