What is CVE-2023-44450?

CVE-2023-44450 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Prosafe Network Management System, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-44450?

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

SQL Injection in NETGEAR Prosafe Network Management System

CVE-2023-44450

NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System getNodesByTopologyMapSearch SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the getNodesByTopologyMapSearch function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-21858.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.536 (98.9th 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 1.7.0.26 x64
Netgear Prosafe_network_management_system

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

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-2023-44450?: CVE-2023-44450 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR Prosafe Network Management System, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-44450?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.