Vulnerability · Published May 3, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2023-27360NETGEAR RAX30 lighttpd Misconfiguration Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity insufficient verification of data authenticity in RAX30 from NETGEAR. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.5High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 60.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

NETGEAR RAX30 lighttpd Misconfiguration Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR RAX30. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of the lighttpd HTTP server. The issue results from allowing execution of files from untrusted sources. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-19398.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
NETGEAR	RAX30	1.0.6.74_1

Weakness: CWE-345 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ZDI-23-496 x_research-advisory
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