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CVE-2016-6277

NETGEAR Multiple Routers Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

NETGEAR R6250 before 1.0.4.6.Beta, R6400 before 1.0.1.18.Beta, R6700 before 1.0.1.14.Beta, R6900, R7000 before 1.0.7.6.Beta, R7100LG before 1.0.0.28.Beta, R7300DST before 1.0.0.46.Beta, R7900 before 1.0.1.8.Beta, R8000 before 1.0.3.26.Beta, D6220, D6400, D7000, and possibly other routers allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the path info to cgi-bin/.

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.94257
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 0% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Required Remediation

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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Weakness Classification

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
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Affected Products & Versions

11
netgear d6220 firmware<= 1.0.0.22
netgear d6400 firmware<= 1.0.0.56
netgear r6250 firmware<= 1.0.4.6_10.1.12
netgear r6400 firmware<= 1.0.1.18
netgear r6700 firmware<= 1.0.1.14
netgear r6900 firmware<= 1.0.1.14
netgear r7000 firmware<= 1.0.7.2_1.1.93
netgear r7100lg firmware<= 1.0.0.28
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Public Exploits & PoCs

7
remoteNetgear R7000 / R6400 - 'cgi-bin' Command Injection (Metasploit)verified
webappsNetgear R7000 - Command Injectionverified
nucleiNETGEAR Routers - Remote Code Executionhigh
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · Netgear-R6400-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlpacketstormsecurity.com
pockalypto.org · netgear-vulnerability-expandedkalypto.org
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 40889www.exploit-db.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 41598www.exploit-db.com
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

1
snort-communitySERVER-WEBAPP DD-WRT httpd cgi-bin remote command execution attemptattempted-admin
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD14 Dec 2016 · 04:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

1
cisaKEV-CVE-2016-6277
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References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://kb.netgear.com/000036386/CVE-2016-582384PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94819Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.sj-vs.net/a-temporary-fix-for-cert-vu582384-cwe-77-on-netgear-r7000-and-r6400-routers/Broken LinkMitigationThird Party Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582384Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-6277US Government Resource
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