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.

EPSS: 0.012 (65.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

References

  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)

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.