CVE-2023-38102 - OpenCVE

NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System createUser Missing Authorization Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges 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 createUser function. The issue results from the lack of authorization prior to allowing access to functionality. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the user. Was ZDI-CAN-19726.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Netgear	Prosafe Network Management System

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References

Link	Providers
https://kb.netgear.com/000065707/Security-Advisory-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-on-the-ProSAFE-Network-Management-System-PSV-2023-0024-PSV-2023-0025
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-914/

History

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Netgear Netgear prosafe Network Management System
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:netgear:prosafe_network_management_system::::::::
Vendors & Products		Netgear Netgear prosafe Network Management System
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2024-05-03T01:59:03.692Z

Updated: 2024-09-18T18:29:35.218Z

Reserved: 2023-07-12T15:22:20.618Z

Link: CVE-2023-38102

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T17:30:14.071Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-05-03T02:15:53.147

Modified: 2024-05-03T12:50:12.213

Link: CVE-2023-38102

Redhat

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