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CVE-2016-1555 KEVPublic exploit Critical · 9.8 EPSS 98.3%

NETGEAR Multiple WAP Devices Command Injection Vulnerability

NETGEAR · Wireless Access Point (WAP) Devices

Summary

The command injection flaw affects several NETGEAR wireless access point products, namely the WN604 (before 3.3.3), WN802Tv2, WNAP210v2, WNAP320, WNDAP350, WNDAP360 and WNDAP660 (before 3.5.5.0), within the boardData102.php, boardData103.php, boardDataJP.php, boardDataNA.php and boardDataWW.php components. A remote attacker with network access to the device, requiring no authentication or user interaction, can execute arbitrary commands on the affected device.

Official description · NVD

(1) boardData102.php, (2) boardData103.php, (3) boardDataJP.php, (4) boardDataNA.php, and (5) boardDataWW.php in Netgear WN604 before 3.3.3 and WN802Tv2, WNAP210v2, WNAP320, WNDAP350, WNDAP360, and WNDAP660 before 3.5.5.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Breakdown
69.8 / 100
Exploited
Yes, in CISA KEV
Reports
0
Tactics
2/15

How an attack unfolds

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  1. How attackers get in

  2. What they do

First seen exploited 3 years after disclosure. Public exploit code (Metasploit) was available 14 months before disclosure.

  1. Public exploit codeMetasploit14 mo before
  2. Disclosedday 0
  3. First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidence+3 yrs
  4. Added to CISA KEVEU database agrees+5 yrs

CISA KEV listing is when exploitation was confirmed, not necessarily the first attack.

techniques

2 , grouped by in kill-chain order, 2 cited passages 2

Initial AccessTA0001

Exploit Public-Facing Application T1190 Medium
AI mapping from the description · how it is exploited

Remote unauthenticated web endpoints enable exploitation

boardData102.php, (2) boardData103.php
From the official description (NVD) Original (opens in a new tab) ↗

ExecutionTA0002

Command and Scripting Interpreter T1059 Medium
AI mapping from the description · primary impact

Arbitrary command execution is the direct impact

allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands
From the official description (NVD) Original (opens in a new tab) ↗

Detection

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What security researchers reported

Not named in any threat report yet

Also mentioned in 50 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)

Weaker evidence

Pulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.

References

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