THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2023-38098
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2023-38098

Prosafe Network Management System vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
12.5%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System UpLoadServlet Unrestricted File Upload Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the UpLoadServlet class. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can allow the upload of arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-19720.
Affected vendor
Netgear
Affected product
Prosafe Network Management System
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Published
2024-05-03

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 12.5% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2023-38098

  • Confirm whether Netgear Prosafe Network Management System is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2023-38098.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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