# CVE-2023-49694: NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System Privilege Escalation Via MySQL Server

> A low-privileged user can escalate privileges to SYSTEM by uploading and executing arbitrary JSP files in the Tomcat directory.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r6ch-gxw2-7ffc

## What is CVE-2023-49694?

CVE-2023-49694 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System, published on 29 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A low-privileged OS user with access to a Windows host where NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System is installed can create arbitrary JSP files in a Tomcat web application directory. The user can then execute the JSP files under the security context of SYSTEM.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49694?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netgear Prosafe Network Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-49694?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49694 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-49694 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49694 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System

- [CVE-2023-38096](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38096/): NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System MyHandlerInterceptor Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-49693](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49693/): NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System RCE via Unprotected Access to Java Debug Wire Protocol (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-27274](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27274/): File upload in ProSAFE Network Management System (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-6813](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6813/): NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System getSortString SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-6814](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6814/): NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System getFilterString SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-49694 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-49694 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System, published on 29 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49694 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49694/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49694/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49694
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49694
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-49694

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49694/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.