Vulnerability · Published May 3, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2023-27367NETGEAR RAX30 libcms_cli Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 8.0

In plain English

A high-severity OS command injection 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 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)8.0High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 27.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

NETGEAR RAX30 libcms_cli Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR RAX30 routers. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the libcms_cli module. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied command before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-19838.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
NETGEAR	RAX30	1.0.9.90_3

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ZDI-23-498 x_research-advisory
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