HTTP: Netgear ProSAFE NMS300 Directory Traversal

This signature detects an attempt to exploit a known vulnerability against Netgear ProSAFE NMS300. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to upload arbitrary files which could lead to further attacks.

Extended Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files on affected installations of NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System 1.6.0.26. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the MibController class. When parsing the realName parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-12122.

Affected Products

Netgear prosafe_network_management_system

References

CVE: CVE-2024-5505

URL: https://kb.netgear.com/000062559/NMS300-Software-Release-1-6-0-27 https://kb.netgear.com/000062722/Security-Advisory-for-Denial-of-Service-on-NMS300-PSV-2020-0500 http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-359/ https://kb.netgear.com/000066192/Security-Advisory-for-Missing-Function-Level-Access-Control-on-the-NMS300-PSV-2024-0008 http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-563/

Short Name

HTTP:CTS:NG-NMS300-DIRTRAV

Severity

Minor

Recommended

False

Recommended Action

Drop

HTTP: Netgear ProSAFE NMS300 Directory Traversal

Extended Description

Affected Products

References

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