CVE-2021-20173

Netgear Nighthawk R6700 version 1.0.4.120 contains a command injection vulnerability in update functionality of the device. By triggering a system update check via the SOAP interface, the device is susceptible to command injection via preconfigured values.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.5 MEDIUM

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-57	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700_firmware:1.0.4.120:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

12 Jul 2022, 17:42

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-77~~	CWE-78

11 Jan 2022, 14:40

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:h:netgear:r6700:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6700_firmware:1.0.4.120:::::::*
First Time		Netgear r6700 Netgear Netgear r6700 Firmware
CWE		CWE-77
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : 6.5 v3 : 8.8
References	~~(MISC) https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-57 -~~	(MISC) https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-57 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

30 Dec 2021, 22:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-12-30 22:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 14:09

NVD link : CVE-2021-20173

Mitre link : CVE-2021-20173

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-20173

JSON object : View

Products Affected

netgear

r6700_firmware
r6700

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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