What is CVE-2017-18851?

CVE-2017-18851 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR D8500, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2020-04-20.

How severe is CVE-2017-18851?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in NETGEAR D8500

CVE-2017-18851

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user. This affects D8500 through 1.0.3.28, R6400 through 1.0.1.22, R6400v2 through 1.0.2.18, R8300 through 1.0.2.94, R8500 through 1.0.2.94, and R6100 through 1.0.1.12.

EPSS: 0.006 (47.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18851?: CVE-2017-18851 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR D8500, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2020-04-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-18851?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.