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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Netgear R8500 1.0.2.160. This affects an unknown part of the file ether.cgi of the component Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument wan_gateway results in command injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-51009. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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A vulnerability was found in Netgear R8500 1.0.2.160. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file ether.cgi of the component Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument wan_gateway with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the wan_gateway parameter at ether.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted request.

The advisory is shared for download at netgear.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-51009 since 10/28/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 05/02/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Wireless LAN Software

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• Netgear

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• R8500

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• 1.0.2.160

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.netgear.com/

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