CVE-2016-6277
What it is
NETGEAR R6250 before 1.0.4.6.Beta, R6400 before 1.0.1.18.Beta, R6700 before 1.0.1.14.Beta, R6900, R7000 before 1.0.7.6.Beta, R7100LG before 1.0.0.28.Beta, R7300DST before 1.0.0.46.Beta, R7900 before 1.0.1.8.Beta, R8000 before 1.0.3.26.Beta, D6220, D6400, D7000, and possibly other routers allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the path info to cgi-bin/.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- In the wild
- CISA lists this as exploited in real attacks. Treat as urgent.
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- 2022-03-07 Exploited in the wildAdded to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list
- 2022-09-07 Remediation deadlineCISA's due date for federal agencies to fix it
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: yes, CISA lists it. This puts it above everything that is not.
- Exploit odds: 99.8% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 8.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Added to CISA KEV
- 2022-03-07
- Exploit probability
- 99.8% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-352 · Cross-site request forgery
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Netgear d6220 Firmware ≤ 1.0.0.22
- Netgear d6400 Firmware ≤ 1.0.0.56
- Netgear r6250 Firmware ≤ 1.0.4.6_10.1.12
- Netgear r6400 Firmware ≤ 1.0.1.18
- Netgear r6700 Firmware ≤ 1.0.1.14
- Netgear r6900 Firmware ≤ 1.0.1.14
- Netgear r7000 Firmware ≤ 1.0.7.2_1.1.93
- Netgear r7100lg Firmware ≤ 1.0.0.28
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2016-6277.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2016-6277. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://kb.netgear.com/000036386/CVE-2016-582384
- http://www.sj-vs.net/a-temporary-fix-for-cert-vu582384-cwe-77-on-netgear-r7000-and-r6400-routers/
- http://kb.netgear.com/000036386/CVE-2016-582384
- http://www.sj-vs.net/a-temporary-fix-for-cert-vu582384-cwe-77-on-netgear-r7000-and-r6400-routers/
References
- http://kb.netgear.com/000036386/CVE-2016-582384
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155712/Netgear-R6400-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94819
- http://www.sj-vs.net/a-temporary-fix-for-cert-vu582384-cwe-77-on-netgear-r7000-and-r6400-routers/
- https://kalypto.org/research/netgear-vulnerability-expanded/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40889/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41598/
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582384
- http://kb.netgear.com/000036386/CVE-2016-582384
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155712/Netgear-R6400-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94819
- http://www.sj-vs.net/a-temporary-fix-for-cert-vu582384-cwe-77-on-netgear-r7000-and-r6400-routers/
- https://kalypto.org/research/netgear-vulnerability-expanded/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40889/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41598/
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582384
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-6277