{"id":36822,"date":"2025-05-10T01:59:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T01:59:35","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-19T05:53:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T05:53:27","slug":"cve-2024-57234-critical-command-injection-vulnerability-in-netgear-rax5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-57234-critical-command-injection-vulnerability-in-netgear-rax5\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2024-57234: Critical Command Injection Vulnerability in NETGEAR RAX5<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity world has been rocked by the discovery of a critical vulnerability in the NETGEAR RAX5 (AX1600 WiFi Router), an essential piece of networking equipment used by many businesses and individuals globally. This flaw, identified as CVE-2024-57234, exposes users to potential system compromise or data leakage. Given the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1290-high-severity-race-condition-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-kernel-5-4-on-chromeos\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41767\">severity of this vulnerability<\/a> and the widespread use of the affected product, it is crucial for all users and administrators to be aware of this issue and take immediate measures to ensure their systems&#8217; safety.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2024-57234<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS 9.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30165-potential-system-compromise-in-vllm-v0-engine\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"44938\">System compromise<\/a> or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2317373431\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-57233-command-injection-vulnerability-in-netgear-rax5-wifi-router\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43030\">NETGEAR RAX5<\/a> (AX1600 WiFi Router) | V1.0.2.26<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32846-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41521\">vulnerability originates from a command injection<\/a> flaw in the &#8216;apcli_cancel_wps&#8217; function, specifically via the &#8216;ifname&#8217; parameter. Command <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32853-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41548\">injection vulnerabilities<\/a> occur when an application passes unsafe user-supplied data (forms, cookies, HTTP headers, etc.) to a system shell. In this case, an attacker could manipulate the &#8216;ifname&#8217; parameter to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-35996-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-gtkwave-3-3-115\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42050\">execute arbitrary<\/a> commands on the system, leading to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1500538347\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is a conceptual example of how this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47154-exploitation-of-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-libjs-in-ladybird\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42380\">vulnerability might be exploited<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/apcli_cancel_wps HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nifname=;rm -rf \/;#&amp;submit=Cancel<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-35959-command-injection-vulnerability-in-gtkwave-3-3-115\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41579\">injecting the `rm -rf \/;#` command<\/a> into the &#8216;ifname&#8217; parameter. This command will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3404-wordpress-download-manager-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41698\">delete all files<\/a> on the target system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a mitigation measure, users of the affected version of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-57235-critical-command-injection-vulnerability-in-netgear-rax5-router\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43032\">NETGEAR RAX5<\/a> (AX1600 WiFi Router) should immediately apply the patch provided by the vendor. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, temporary mitigation can be achieved by using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to block or alert on malicious requests.<br \/>\nIn the longer term, to prevent similar vulnerabilities, it is advised to follow secure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-35995-gtkwave-array-index-validation-vulnerability-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42030\">coding practices such as input validation<\/a>, parameterized queries, and appropriate error handling. Additionally, regular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/boosting-digital-security-leveraging-the-european-vulnerability-database-enisa\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"44937\">security audits and vulnerability<\/a> assessments should be part of the product&#8217;s life cycle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity world has been rocked by the discovery of a critical vulnerability in the NETGEAR RAX5 (AX1600 WiFi Router), an essential piece of networking equipment used by many businesses and individuals globally. This flaw, identified as CVE-2024-57234, exposes users to potential system compromise or data leakage. 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