Netgear ProSAFE Network Management System getSortString sql injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Netgear ProSAFE Network Management System. Affected by this issue is the function getSortString. This manipulation causes sql injection. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-6813. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability has been found in Netgear ProSAFE Network Management System (version now known) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function getSortString. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System getSortString SQL Injection 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 getSortString method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-23207.

The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-6813 since 07/16/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/27/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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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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