CVE-2021-27272

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files on affected installations of NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System 1.6.0.26. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the ReportTemplateController class. When parsing the path parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-12123.

Risk Information

Base Score

7.1

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

14.527

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-27272 ,CVE-2021-27273 ,CVE-2021-27274 ,CVE-2021-27275 ,CVE-2021-27276 are affected in prosafe_network_management_system 1.6.0.26	NCM
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (Path Traversal) Vulnerability (CVE-2021-27272)	NCM

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234