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CVE-2016-1525 (GCVE-0-2016-1525)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-02-13 02:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:02
VLAI
Summary
Directory 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.
Severity
8.6 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-02-03 00:00
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