CVE-2017-18866 describes a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability impacting several NETGEAR router models, including the R9000, R6100, and R7500, among others, across specific firmware versions. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious scripts into the device's web interface, requiring user interaction (UI:R) to trigger, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. Despite its potential, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.0.110CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:6r7500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r6100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.3.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.2.36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r7800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.2.40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:r9000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.