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

CVE-2023-33532

High
9.8/10

Summary

There is a command injection vulnerability in the Netgear R6250 router with Firmware Version 1.0.4.48. If an attacker gains web management privileges, they can inject commands into the post request parameters, thereby gaining shell privileges.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-77 - Command Injection

A command injection attack involves injecting an operating system command through the data input, which gets executed on the host operating system with the privileges of the victimized application. The impact of a command injection attack may range from loss of data confidentiality and integrity to unauthorized remote access to the hosting system. The attack may cause serious data breaches and system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published