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CVE-2019-20738
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2020-04-16 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-79
Description
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by stored XSS. This affects D6100 before 1.0.0.58, D7800 before 1.0.1.34, JNR1010v2 before 1.1.0.50, JWNR2010v5 before 1.1.0.50, RBK50 before 2.3.5.30, RBR50 before 2.3.5.30, RBS50 before 2.3.5.30, R6020 before 1.0.0.30, R6080 before 1.0.0.30, R6100 before 1.0.1.16, R6120 before 1.0.0.40, R6700v2 before 1.2.0.14, R6800 before 1.2.0.14, R6900v2 before 1.2.0.14, R7500v2 before 1.0.3.26, R7800 before 1.0.2.46, R9000 before 1.0.4.2, WN3000RPv2 before 1.0.0.52, WN3000RPv3 before 1.0.2.78, WNDR3700v4 before 1.0.2.102, WNDR3700v5 before 1.1.0.54, WNDR4300v1 before 1.0.2.104, WNDR4300v2 before 1.0.0.48, WNDR4500v3 before 1.0.0.48, WNR1000v4 before 1.1.0.50, WNR2000v5 before 1.0.0.64, WNR2020 before 1.1.0.50, and WNR2050 before 1.1.0.50. NOTE: this may be a result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-18866.
Affected products
- NETGEAR D6100 Firmware: before 1.0.0.58 — fixed in 1.0.0.58
- NETGEAR D7800 Firmware: before 1.0.1.34 — fixed in 1.0.1.34
- NETGEAR Jnr1010 Firmware: before 1.1.0.50 — fixed in 1.1.0.50
- NETGEAR Jwnr2010 Firmware: before 1.1.0.50 — fixed in 1.1.0.50
- NETGEAR R6020 Firmware: before 1.0.0.30 — fixed in 1.0.0.30
- NETGEAR R6080 Firmware: before 1.0.0.30 — fixed in 1.0.0.30
- NETGEAR R6100 Firmware: before 1.0.1.16 — fixed in 1.0.1.16
- NETGEAR R6120 Firmware: before 1.0.0.40 — fixed in 1.0.0.40
- NETGEAR R6700: before 1.2.0.14 — fixed in 1.2.0.14
- NETGEAR R6800 Firmware: before 1.2.0.14 — fixed in 1.2.0.14
- NETGEAR R6900 Firmware: before 1.2.0.14 — fixed in 1.2.0.14
- NETGEAR R7500 Firmware: before 1.0.3.26 — fixed in 1.0.3.26
- NETGEAR R7800 Firmware: before 1.0.2.46 — fixed in 1.0.2.46
- NETGEAR R9000 Firmware: before 1.0.4.2 — fixed in 1.0.4.2
- NETGEAR Rbk50 Firmware: before 2.3.5.30 — fixed in 2.3.5.30
- NETGEAR Rbr50 Firmware: before 2.3.5.30 — fixed in 2.3.5.30
- NETGEAR Rbs50 Firmware: before 2.3.5.30 — fixed in 2.3.5.30
- NETGEAR Wn3000Rp Firmware: before 1.0.0.52; before 1.0.2.78 — fixed in 1.0.0.52, 1.0.2.78
- NETGEAR Wndr3700 Firmware: before 1.0.2.102; before 1.1.0.54 — fixed in 1.0.2.102, 1.1.0.54
- NETGEAR Wndr4300 Firmware: before 1.0.2.104; before 1.0.0.48 — fixed in 1.0.0.48, 1.0.2.104
- Netgear WNDR4500: before 1.0.0.48 — fixed in 1.0.0.48
- NETGEAR Wnr1000 Firmware: before 1.1.0.50 — fixed in 1.1.0.50
- NETGEAR Wnr2000 Firmware: before 1.0.0.64 — fixed in 1.0.0.64
- NETGEAR Wnr2020 Firmware: before 1.1.0.50 — fixed in 1.1.0.50
- NETGEAR Wnr2050 Firmware: before 1.1.0.50 — fixed in 1.1.0.50
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: NETGEAR D6100 Firmware 1.0.0.58; NETGEAR D7800 Firmware 1.0.1.34; NETGEAR Jnr1010 Firmware 1.1.0.50; NETGEAR Jwnr2010 Firmware 1.1.0.50; NETGEAR R6020 Firmware 1.0.0.30; NETGEAR R6080 Firmware 1.0.0.30; NETGEAR R6100 Firmware 1.0.1.16; NETGEAR R6120 Firmware 1.0.0.40; NETGEAR R6700 1.2.0.14; NETGEAR R6800 Firmware 1.2.0.14; NETGEAR R6900 Firmware 1.2.0.14; NETGEAR R7500 Firmware 1.0.3.26. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://kb.netgear.com/000061187/Security-Advisory-for-Stored-Cross-Site-Scripting-on-Some-Routers-Gateways-and-WiFi-System-PSV-2016-0100
- https://kb.netgear.com/000061187/Security-Advisory-for-Stored-Cross-Site-Scripting-on-Some-Routers-Gateways-and-WiFi-System-PSV-2016-0100
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