Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU58124

Command Injection in NETGEAR products - CVE-2016-1555

Published: November 15, 2021 / Updated: March 25, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU58124

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1555

CWE-ID: CWE-77

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vulnerability details

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.

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

How to mitigate CVE-2016-1555

Install updates from vendor's website.

WN604 Wireless N-150 Access Point - update to 3.3.3
WNAP210v2 ProSAFE Wireless-N Access Point - update to 3.5.5.0
WNAP320 ProSAFE Wireless-N Access Point - update to 3.5.5.0
WNDAP350 ProSAFE Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point - update to 3.5.5.0
WNDAP360 ProSAFE Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point - update to 3.5.5.0
WNDAP660 ProSAFE Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point - update to 3.5.5.0

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

Exploit #7012 - Netgear Devices - (Unauthenticated) Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) (November 15, 2021)

External References

Related Security Bulletins

Command Injection in several NETGEAR products