CVE-2016-1524

critical

Published 2016-02-13 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

9.6

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

10.0

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

86%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Metasploit modules

auxiliary_admin/http/netgear_auth_download rank 300

NETGEAR ProSafe Network Management System 300 Authenticated File Download

Source fetch failed: fetch_error — view the original via the link above.

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
netgear	prosafe_network_management_software_300	`{"endIncluding":"1.5.0.11"}`

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.