CVE-2023-38100

HIGH

NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System < 1.7.0.20 - SQL Injection via clearAlertByIds Function

Title source: llm

Description

NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System clearAlertByIds SQL Injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the clearAlertByIds function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the user. Was ZDI-CAN-19724.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-916/

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory

https://kb.netgear.com/000065707/Security-Advisory-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities-on-the-ProSAFE-Network-Management-System-PSV-2023-0024-PSV-2023-0025

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.0011

EPSS Percentile 28.3%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-89

Status published

Products (1)

netgear/prosafe_network_management_system < 1.7.0.20

Published May 03, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026