CVE-2016-1525

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1525
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-02-13 02:59:10 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionDirectory traversal vulnerability in data/config/image.do in NETGEAR Management System NMS300 1.5.0.11 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the realName parameter.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.6 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-22 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.6HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary7.8AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Netgear Prosafe Network Management Software 300 1.5.0.11 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Vulnerability Note VU#777024 - Netgear Management System NMS300 contains arbitrary file upload and path traversal vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Netgear Pro NMS 300 Code Execution / File Download ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com
Full Disclosure: [CERT 777024 / CVE-2016-1524/5]: RCE and file download in Netgear NMS300 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
NETGEAR NMS300 ProSafe Network Management System - Multiple Vulnerabilities - Hardware webapps Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
NETGEAR ProSafe Network Management System 300 Arbitrary File Upload ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com
CVE-2016-1525 NETGEAR ProSafe Network Management System 300 Arbitrary File Upload | Rapid7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.rapid7.com
Netgear NMS300 ProSafe Network Management System - Arbitrary File Upload (Metasploit) - Windows remote Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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