Netgear ProSAFE Network Management System UpLoadServlet path traversal

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Netgear ProSAFE Network Management System. Affected is an unknown function of the component UpLoadServlet. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-5505. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in Netgear ProSAFE Network Management System (version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component UpLoadServlet. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System UpLoadServlet Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the UpLoadServlet class. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-22724.

The advisory is available at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-5505 since 05/29/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/11/2024). This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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• Netgear

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• ProSAFE Network Management System

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.netgear.com/

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