Netgear R6400/R8500/R7000P Request wlg_adv.cgi apmode_gateway command injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Netgear R6400, R8500 and R7000P. The affected element is an unknown function of the file wlg_adv.cgi of the component Request Handler. This manipulation of the argument apmode_gateway causes command injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-52022. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability has been found in Netgear R6400, R8500 and R7000P (version now known) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file wlg_adv.cgi of the component Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument apmode_gateway with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160, XR300 v1.0.3.78, R7000P v1.3.3.154, and R6400 v2 1.0.4.128 were discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the component wlg_adv.cgi via the apmode_gateway parameter. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted request.

This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-52022 since 11/04/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/05/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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

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• Wireless LAN Software

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• Netgear

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• R6400
• R7000P
• R8500

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.netgear.com/

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