Vulnerability in Kemptechnologies Web Application Firewall
CVE-2017-15524
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (68.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- kemptechnologies.com/files/assets/documentation/7.2/release-notes/Release_Notes… (Release Notes, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- www.pallas.com/advisories/cve_2017_15524_kemp_afp_waf_bug_on_post_data (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541602/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-15524?
- CVE-2017-15524 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kemptechnologies Web Application Firewall. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2017-12-19.
- How severe is CVE-2017-15524?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.