RCE in Netgear Prosafe Wc7520
CVE-2016-11022
NETGEAR Prosafe WC9500 5.1.0.17, WC7600 5.1.0.17, and WC7520 2.5.0.35 devices allow a remote attacker to execute code with root privileges via shell metacharacters in the reqMethod parameter to login_handler.php.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.032 (86.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Netgear Prosafe_wc7520
- Netgear Prosafe_wc7520_firmware — versions 2.5.0.35
- Netgear Prosafe_wc7600
- Netgear Prosafe_wc7600_firmware — versions 5.1.0.17
- Netgear Prosafe_wc9500
- Netgear Prosafe_wc9500_firmware — versions 5.1.0.17
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-11022?
- CVE-2016-11022 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netgear Prosafe Wc7520, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-03-23.
- How severe is CVE-2016-11022?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.