9.1
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-15524
Kemp Load Balancer HTTP Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Description

The Application Firewall Pack (AFP, aka Web Application Firewall) component on Kemp Load Balancer devices with software before 7.2.40.1 allows a Security Feature Bypass via an HTTP POST request.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 19, 2017, 2:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-15524 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Kemptechnologies web_application_firewall
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-15524.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541602/100/0/threaded
https://kemptechnologies.com/files/assets/documentation/7.2/release-notes/Release_Notes-LoadMaster.pdf?pdf-file-view=1 Issue Tracking Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.pallas.com/advisories/cve_2017_15524_kemp_afp_waf_bug_on_post_data Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-15524 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-254 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/541602/100/0/threaded [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541602/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.pallas.com/advisories/cve_2017_15524_kemp_afp_waf_bug_on_post_data No Types Assigned https://www.pallas.com/advisories/cve_2017_15524_kemp_afp_waf_bug_on_post_data Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://kemptechnologies.com/files/assets/documentation/7.2/release-notes/Release_Notes-LoadMaster.pdf?pdf-file-view=1 No Types Assigned https://kemptechnologies.com/files/assets/documentation/7.2/release-notes/Release_Notes-LoadMaster.pdf?pdf-file-view=1 Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/541602/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/541602/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-254
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kemptechnologies:web_application_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.2.40
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.21 }} 0.00%

score

0.57636

percentile

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