CVE-2016-1524

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.6 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 94.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2016-02-13 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Multiple unrestricted file upload vulnerabilities in NETGEAR Management System NMS300 1.5.0.11 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary Java code by using (1) fileUpload.do or (2) lib-1.0/external/flash/fileUpload.do to upload a JSP file, and then accessing it via a direct request for a /null URI.

Affected products

NETGEAR Prosafe Network Management Software 300: through 1.5.0.11

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135618/Netgear-Pro-NMS-300-Code-Execution-File-Download.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/30
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/777024
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537446/100/0/threaded
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39412/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135618/Netgear-Pro-NMS-300-Code-Execution-File-Download.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/30
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/777024
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537446/100/0/threaded
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39412/

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