High severity · published May 7, 2024
CVE-2022-43654
NETGEAR CAX30S SSO Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
8.8
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
NETGEAR CAX30S SSO Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR CAX30S routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the token parameter provided to the sso.php endpoint. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string 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-18227.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 67% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CA
CAX30S · NETGEAR
1.4.10.8 · source: vendor, CISA
CF
Cax30 Firmware · Netgear
before 2.1.3.10 · source: NVD
CF
Cax30s Firmware · Netgear
before 2.1.3.10 · source: NVD
CA
Cax30 · Netgear
2.1.3.10 · source: CISA