Missing Authorization in NMS300 - CVE-2023-38102

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Missing Authorization in NMS300 - CVE-2023-38102

Published: July 19, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU78372
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38102
CWE-ID: CWE-862
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: NETGEAR
Affected software:
NMS300

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization within the createUser function. A remote user can escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the user.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-38102

Install updates from vendor's website.

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