What is CVE-2023-38095?

CVE-2023-38095 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Prosafe Network Management System, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-38095?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in NETGEAR Prosafe Network Management System

CVE-2023-38095

NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System MFileUploadController 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 MFileUploadController 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-19717.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.655 (99.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Netgear Prosafe Network Management System — versions 1.7.0.12 (Win64)
Netgear Prosafe_network_management_system

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38095?: CVE-2023-38095 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Prosafe Network Management System, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-38095?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.