# CVE-2020-16152: The NetConfig UI administrative interface in Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless Aerohive HiveOS and IQ Engine through 10.0r8a allows attackers

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2021-11-14 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The NetConfig UI administrative interface in Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless Aerohive HiveOS and IQ Engine through 10.0r8a allows attackers to execute PHP code as the root user via remote HTTP requests that insert this code into a log file and then traverse to that file.

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## References

- https://gtacknowledge.extremenetworks.com/articles/Vulnerability_Notice/VN-2020-001
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164957/Aerohive-NetConfig-10.0r8a-Local-File-Inclusion-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/aerohive_netconfig_lfi_log_poison_rce.rb
- https://github.com/Nate0634034090/nate158g-m-w-n-l-p-d-a-o-e
- https://github.com/eriknl/CVE-2020-16152

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