Netgear XR300 1.0.3.78 Request wiz_dyn.cgi system_name command injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Netgear XR300 1.0.3.78. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file wiz_dyn.cgi of the component Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument system_name leads to command injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-51008. The attack must be carried out from within the local network. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in Netgear XR300 1.0.3.78 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file wiz_dyn.cgi of the component Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument system_name with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Netgear XR300 v1.0.3.78 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the system_name parameter at wiz_dyn.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted request.

It is possible to read the advisory at netgear.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-51008 since 10/28/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. 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 05/02/2025). 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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Type

• Wireless LAN Software

Vendor

• Netgear

Name

• XR300

Version

• 1.0.3.78

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.netgear.com/

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