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NETGEAR Multiple Model PHP Remote Command Injection

critical Nessus Plugin ID 100321

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Synopsis

The remote router is affected by a remote command injection vulnerability.

Description

The remote NETGEAR device is affected by a remote command injection vulnerability in multiple PHP scripts due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted URL, to execute arbitrary commands on the device.

Note that Nessus has detected this vulnerability by executing ping on the remote device.

Solution

Apply the latest available firmware version according to the vendor advisory.

See Also

https://kb.netgear.com/30480/CVE-2016-1555-Notification

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 100321

File Name: netgear_2016_1555.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/22/2017

Updated: 4/25/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 9.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-1555

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:U/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:netgear:wnap320_firmware, cpe:/o:netgear:wndap350_firmware, cpe:/o:netgear:wndap360_firmware, cpe:/o:netgear:wndap210v2_firmware, cpe:/o:netgear:wn604_firmware, cpe:/o:netgear:wndap660_firmware, cpe:/o:netgear:wn802tv2_firmware

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Netgear WWW

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/6/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/24/2016

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 4/15/2022

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Netgear Devices Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-1555