CVE-2016-1525 EXPLOIT
8.6
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 75% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in data/config/image.do in NETGEAR Management System NMS300 1.5.0.11 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the realName parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.6 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 75.01% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-02-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| netgear | prosafe network management software 300 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Netgear NMS300 ProSafe Network Management System - Arbitrary File Upload (Metasploit) | 2016-03-01 |
| exploit-db | Netgear NMS300 ProSafe Network Management System - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2016-02-04 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135618/Netgear-Pro-NMS-300-Code-Execution-File-Download.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135999/NETGEAR-ProSafe-Network-Management-System-300-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/30
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/777024
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/http/netgear_nms_rce
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537446/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39412/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39515/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135618/Netgear-Pro-NMS-300-Code-Execution-File-Download.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135999/NETGEAR-ProSafe-Network-Management-System-300-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/30
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/777024
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/http/netgear_nms_rce
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537446/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39412/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39515/
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