Evidence used
- No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
- EPSS is 0.50% for the current model date.
BlackTreeCVE IntelligenceFull vulnerability report · 2020
CVE-2017-18785High confidence
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by XSS
Unknown · Unknown
4.8MediumCVSS 3.1
Scheduled
Fix not verifiedMedium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.
R
Open reassessment dashboard →Operational reassessment
Published severity in operational context
Published severityMedium→Operational priority:Medium, unchanged from published severity.unchanged
Compensating controls
- Restrict the affected network interface to trusted sources where business-safe.
- Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.
Verification
- Confirm that the asset runs Unknown Unknown and falls inside the recorded affected range.
- Recheck the vendor advisory before scheduling a change because no verified fixed version is currently retained.
- Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
- Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.
Fix not verified01
What, why and how
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by XSS. This affects D3600 before 1.0.0.67, D6000 before 1.0.0.67, D6100 before 1.0.0.56, D6200 before 1.1.00.24, D6220 before 1.0.0.32, D6400 before 1.0.0.66, D7000 before 1.0.1.52, D7000v2 before 1.0.0.44, D7800 before 1.0.1.30, D8500 before 1.0.3.35, DGN2200v4 before 1.0.0.96, DGN2200Bv4 before 1.0.0.96, EX2700 before 1.0.1.28, EX6100v2 before 1.0.1.54, EX6150v2 before 1.0.1.54, EX6200v2 before 1.0.1.52, EX6400 before 1.0.1.72, EX7300 before 1.0.1.72, EX8000 before 1.0.0.102, JNR1010v2 before 1.1.0.44, JWNR2010v5 before 1.1.0.44, PR2000 before 1.0.0.20, R6020 before 1.0.0.26, R6080 before 1.0.0.26, R6100 before 1.0.1.20, R6250 before 1.0.4.16, R6300v2 before 1.0.4.18, R6400 before 1.0.1.32, R6400v2 before 1.0.2.46, R6700 before 1.0.1.36, R6800 before 1.2.0.12, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.12, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.12, R6900 before 1.0.1.34, R6900P before 1.3.0.8, R7000 before 1.0.9.18, R7000P before 1.3.0.8, R7100LG before 1.0.0.34, R7300DST before 1.0.0.58, R7500 before 1.0.0.118, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.24, R7800 before 1.0.2.40, R7900 before 1.0.2.4, R7900P before 1.1.5.14, R8000 before 1.0.4.4, R8000P before 1.1.5.14, R8500 before 1.0.2.110, R8300 before 1.0.2.110, R9000 before 1.0.2.52, WN2000RPTv3 before 1.0.1.8, WN3000RPv3 before 1.0.2.50, WN3100RPv2 before 1.0.0.42, WNDR3400v3 before 1.0.1.16, WNDR3700v4 before 1.0.2.94, WNDR4300 before 1.0.2.96, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.50, WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.50, WNR1000v4 before 1.1.0.44, WNR2000v5 before 1.0.0.62, WNR2020 before 1.1.0.44, WNR2050 before 1.1.0.44, and WNR3500Lv2 before 1.2.0.46.
What
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by XSS. This affects D3600 before 1.0.0.67, D6000 before 1.0.0.67, D6100 before 1.0.0.56, D6200 before 1.1.00.24, D6220 before 1.0.0.32, D6400 before 1.0.0.66, D7000 before 1.0.1.52, D7000v2 before 1.0.0.44, D7800 before 1.0.1.30, D8500 before 1.0.3.35, DGN2200v4 before 1.0.0.96, DGN2200Bv4 before 1.0.0.96, EX2700 before 1.0.1.28, EX6100v2 before 1.0.1.54, EX6150v2 before 1.0.1.54, EX6200v2 before 1.0.1.52, EX6400 before 1.0.1.72, EX7300 before 1.0.1.72, EX8000 before 1.0.0.102, JNR1010v2 before 1.1.0.44, JWNR2010v5 before 1.1.0.44, PR2000 before 1.0.0.20, R6020 before 1.0.0.26, R6080 before 1.0.0.26, R6100 before 1.0.1.20, R6250 before 1.0.4.16, R6300v2 before 1.0.4.18, R6400 before 1.0.1.32, R6400v2 before 1.0.2.46, R6700 before 1.0.1.36, R6800 before 1.2.0.12, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.12, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.12, R6900 before 1.0.1.34, R6900P before 1.3.0.8, R7000 before 1.0.9.18, R7000P before 1.3.0.8, R7100LG before 1.0.0.34, R7300DST before 1.0.0.58, R7500 before 1.0.0.118, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.24, R7800 before 1.0.2.40, R7900 before 1.0.2.4, R7900P before 1.1.5.14, R8000 before 1.0.4.4, R8000P before 1.1.5.14, R8500 before 1.0.2.110, R8300 before 1.0.2.110, R9000 before 1.0.2.52, WN2000RPTv3 before 1.0.1.8, WN3000RPv3 before 1.0.2.50, WN3100RPv2 before 1.0.0.42, WNDR3400v3 before 1.0.1.16, WNDR3700v4 before 1.0.2.94, WNDR4300 before 1.0.2.96, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.50, WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.50, WNR1000v4 before 1.1.0.44, WNR2000v5 before 1.0.0.62, WNR2020 before 1.1.0.44, WNR2050 before 1.1.0.44, and WNR3500Lv2 before 1.2.0.46.
Why
Attacker-controlled content can reach a browser as executable script without sufficient output encoding or sanitisation.
How
An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with elevated privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.
What
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by XSS. This affects D3600 before 1.0.0.67, D6000 before 1.0.0.67, D6100 before 1.0.0.56, D6200 before 1.1.00.24, D6220 before 1.0.0.32, D6400 before 1.0.0.66, D7000 before 1.0.1.52, D7000v2 before 1.0.0.44, D7800 before 1.0.1.30, D8500 before 1.0.3.35, DGN2200v4 before 1.0.0.96, DGN2200Bv4 before 1.0.0.96, EX2700 before 1.0.1.28, EX6100v2 before 1.0.1.54, EX6150v2 before 1.0.1.54, EX6200v2 before 1.0.1.52, EX6400 before 1.0.1.72, EX7300 before 1.0.1.72, EX8000 before 1.0.0.102, JNR1010v2 before 1.1.0.44, JWNR2010v5 before 1.1.0.44, PR2000 before 1.0.0.20, R6020 before 1.0.0.26, R6080 before 1.0.0.26, R6100 before 1.0.1.20, R6250 before 1.0.4.16, R6300v2 before 1.0.4.18, R6400 before 1.0.1.32, R6400v2 before 1.0.2.46, R6700 before 1.0.1.36, R6800 before 1.2.0.12, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.12, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.12, R6900 before 1.0.1.34, R6900P before 1.3.0.8, R7000 before 1.0.9.18, R7000P before 1.3.0.8, R7100LG before 1.0.0.34, R7300DST before 1.0.0.58, R7500 before 1.0.0.118, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.24, R7800 before 1.0.2.40, R7900 before 1.0.2.4, R7900P before 1.1.5.14, R8000 before 1.0.4.4, R8000P before 1.1.5.14, R8500 before 1.0.2.110, R8300 before 1.0.2.110, R9000 before 1.0.2.52, WN2000RPTv3 before 1.0.1.8, WN3000RPv3 before 1.0.2.50, WN3100RPv2 before 1.0.0.42, WNDR3400v3 before 1.0.1.16, WNDR3700v4 before 1.0.2.94, WNDR4300 before 1.0.2.96, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.50, WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.50, WNR1000v4 before 1.1.0.44, WNR2000v5 before 1.0.0.62, WNR2020 before 1.1.0.44, WNR2050 before 1.1.0.44, and WNR3500Lv2 before 1.2.0.46.
Why
Attacker-controlled content can reach a browser as executable script without sufficient output encoding or sanitisation.
How
An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with elevated privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.
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Exploit reality and attack path
CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.
Observed exploitation No confirmed evidence
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Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.
Public PoC / exploit material None recorded
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Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.
- Likely attack path
- a network path → Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
- Attack surface
- Network
- Privileges required
- High: elevated access is required
- User interaction
- Required interaction required
- Attack complexity
- Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
- Security boundary
- Changed: exploitation can affect a different security authority
- Weakness
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CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness. - CWE-79 ↗
CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'). The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
- CVSS vector
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CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NCommon Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.
AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRHighPrivileges required: The attacker needs elevated or administrative privileges.UIRequiredUser interaction: Another user must perform an action for exploitation to succeed.SChangedScope: The attack can affect a component governed by a different security authority.CLowConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.ILowIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.ANoneAvailability impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.- Post-exploitation / living off the land
- No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
03
Patch and workaround
Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.
- Status
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Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change. - Fix not verified
- Affected
- n/a
- Fixed
- No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
- Action
- No verified patch reference is present in the current structured sources. Check the vendor advisory before making a change.
- Workaround
- No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
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Evidence and provenance
Published 22 Apr 2020 · Last source change 5 Aug 2024, 21:37 UTC · CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
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The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2017-9876
Product sourceUnavailable
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment
Missing structured fields: affected product. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.
Material change intelligence
View recent updates ↗What changed after publication
No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
- CVE
- Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
- CVSS
- Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
- EPSS
- Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
- CWE
- Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
- CNA
- CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
- CISA ADP
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
- NVD
- National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
- CERT / CSIRT
- A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
- PoC
- Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
- CSAF
- Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
- LoTL
- Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.