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CVE-2024-12847

9.8 · CRITICAL

NETGEAR DGN1000 before 1.1.00.48 is vulnerable to an authentication bypass vulnerability.

Published Jan 10, 2025CWE-78EPSS 30.36%

Overview

CVE-2024-12847 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 10, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

NETGEAR DGN1000 before 1.1.00.48 is vulnerable to an authentication bypass vulnerability. A remote and unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary operating system commands as root by sending crafted HTTP requests to the setup.cgi endpoint. This vulnerability has been observed to be exploited in the wild since at least 2017 and specifically by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2025-02-06 UTC.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refseclists.org/bugtraq/2013/Jun/8Refvulncheck.com/advisories/netgear-dgnRefwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/25978Refwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/43055

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12847?

CVE-2024-12847 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 10, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2024-12847?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-12847?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-12847?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2024-12847 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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