PT-2024-8320 · NetGear · Netgear R8500

Published 2024-11-05 · Updated 2024-11-05 · CVE-2024-50999

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.7

High

Base vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Netgear R8500 version 1.0.2.160

Description The issue exists due to the lack of measures to neutralize special elements used in the operating system command. This allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands by sending a specially crafted request with the sysNewPasswd parameter to the "password.cgi" endpoint. The vulnerability enables attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted request.

Recommendations For Netgear R8500 version 1.0.2.160, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "password.cgi" endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the sysNewPasswd parameter in the affected endpoint until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Command Injection

OS Command Injection

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-77

CWE-78

CWE-120

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-09875

CVE-2024-50999

Affected Products

Netgear R8500

References · 9

• https://netgear.com/about/security · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-50999 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-09875 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50999 · Security Note
• https://vuldb.com/?id.283155 · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1853894369683661092 · Twitter Post
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j6w2-m443-3c2h · Note
• ❌ https://github.com/wudipjq/my_vuln/blob/main/Netgear4/vuln_38/38.md · Note, Deleted
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1853818882223407420 · Twitter Post