Command Injection in NETGEAR products - CVE-2016-1555
Published: November 15, 2021 / Updated: March 25, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU58124
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:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1555
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: NETGEAR
Affected software:
WN802Tv2 Wireless-N Access Point
WN604 Wireless N-150 Access Point
WNAP210v2 ProSAFE Wireless-N Access Point
WNAP320 ProSAFE Wireless-N Access Point
WNDAP350 ProSAFE Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point
WNDAP360 ProSAFE Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point
WNDAP660 ProSAFE Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point
WN802Tv2 Wireless-N Access Point
WN604 Wireless N-150 Access Point
WNAP210v2 ProSAFE Wireless-N Access Point
WNAP320 ProSAFE Wireless-N Access Point
WNDAP350 ProSAFE Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point
WNDAP360 ProSAFE Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point
WNDAP660 ProSAFE Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in "boardData102.php", "boardData103.php", "boardDataJP.php", "boardDataNA.php" and "boardDataWW.php". A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-1555
Install updates from vendor's website.