CVE-2016-1524 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Multiple unrestricted file upload vulnerabilities in NETGEAR Management System NMS300 1.5.0.11 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java code by using (1) fileUpload.do or (2) lib-1.0/external/flash/fileUpload.do to upload a JSP file, and then accessing it via a direct request for a /null URI.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Adjacent Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.67599.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:netgear:prosafe_network_management_software_300:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Netgear Subscribe	Prosafe Network Management Software 300 Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135618/Netgear-Pro-NMS-300-Code-Execution-File-Download.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/30
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/777024
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537446/100/0/threaded
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39412/

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.71253}`	epss `{'score': 0.68173}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published: 2016-02-13T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:02:11.942Z

Reserved: 2016-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-1524

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-02-13T02:59:09.900

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-1524

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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