CVE-2021-27273

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 SettingConfigController class. When parsing the fileName parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-12121.

Risk Information

Base Score

8.8

MODERATE

Vector

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

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

79.159

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 Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (OS Command Injection) Vulnerability (CVE-2021-27273)	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