What is CVE-2018-21119?

CVE-2018-21119 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear Wac505, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-04-22.

How severe is CVE-2018-21119?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Netgear Wac505

CVE-2018-21119

Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by command injection by an authenticated user. This affects WAC505 before 5.0.5.4 and WAC510 before 5.0.5.4.

EPSS: 0.009 (54.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Netgear Wac505
Netgear Wac505_firmware
Netgear Wac510
Netgear Wac510_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

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-2018-21119?: CVE-2018-21119 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear Wac505, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-04-22.
How severe is CVE-2018-21119?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.