# CVE-2024-5246: NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System Tomcat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

> Remote attackers with authentication can execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM due to a vulnerable Apache Tomcat version in NETGEAR ProSAFE NMS.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 May 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024

## What is CVE-2024-5246?

CVE-2024-5246 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System, published on 23 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System Tomcat Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the product installer. The issue results from the use of a vulnerable version of Apache Tomcat. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-22868.

Weakness: CWE-1395 (Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5246?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netgear Prosafe Network Management Software 300.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-5246?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5246 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-5246 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5246 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- https://github.com/Abdurahmon3236/CVE-2024-5246 (github_poc): https://github.com/Abdurahmon3236/CVE-2024-5246

## Other vulnerabilities in NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System

- [CVE-2016-1524](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1524/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2016-1525](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1525/): Path traversal in n/a (high 8.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5246 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-5246 is a high-severity vulnerability in NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System, published on 23 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5246 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-2024-5246/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5246/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5246
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5246
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5246

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5246/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.