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CVE-2016-1524 (GCVE-0-2016-1524)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-02-13 02:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:02
VLAI
Summary
Multiple unrestricted file upload vulnerabilities in NETGEAR Management System NMS300 1.5.0.11 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java code by using (1) fileUpload.do or (2) lib-1.0/external/flash/fileUpload.do to upload a JSP file, and then accessing it via a direct request for a /null URI.
Severity
9.6 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537446/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/30 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135618/Netge… x_refsource_MISC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39412/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/777024 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN
Date Public
2016-02-03 00:00
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