Vulnerability · Published Mar 29, 2021 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2021-27272

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity path traversal in ProSAFE Network Management System from NETGEAR. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 74.5% (higher than 99.5% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)74.5%top 0.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files on affected installations of NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System 1.6.0.26. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the ReportTemplateController class. When parsing the path parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-12123.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System 1.6.0.26

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

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