Input validation error in NMS300 - CVE-2024-5246

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Input validation error in NMS300 - CVE-2024-5246

Published: May 27, 2024 / Updated: February 27, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU89819
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:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-5246
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: NETGEAR
Affected software:
NMS300

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

The vulnerability exists within the product installer due to the use of a vulnerable version of Apache Tomcat. A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-5246

Install updates from vendor's website.

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