CVE-2016-1524
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,…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 94.1%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.6 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 94.10% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 4 February 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- netgear/prosafe network management software 300
- Source
- cret@cert.org
EPSS moved from 91.6% on 21 September 2026 to 94.1% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
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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/777024Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- 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/777024Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537446/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39412/
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