CVE-2016-1525 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Directory traversal vulnerability in data/config/image.do in NETGEAR Management System NMS300 1.5.0.11 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the realName parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.83584.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Netgear	Prosafe Network Management Software 300

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:netgear:prosafe_network_management_software_300:1.5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

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://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135999/NETGEAR-ProSafe-Network-Management-System-300-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/30
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/777024
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/http/netgear_nms_rce
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537446/100/0/threaded
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39412/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39515/

History

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

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.84995}`	epss `{'score': 0.83584}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

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

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:02:11.970Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-1525

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-02-13T02:59:10.900

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

Link: CVE-2016-1525

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

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