Auth bypass in Dnatools Dnalims
CVE-2017-6526
An issue was discovered in dnaTools dnaLIMS 4-2015s13. dnaLIMS is vulnerable to unauthenticated command execution through an improperly protected administrative web shell (cgi-bin/dna/sysAdmin.cgi POST requests).
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.574 (99.1th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.432 · newest: 0.574 · change: +0.142
Affected products
- Dnatools Dnalims — versions 4-2015s13
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96823 (vdb-entry)
- www.shorebreaksecurity.com/blog/product-security-advisory-psa0002-dnalims/ (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41578/ (exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6526?
- CVE-2017-6526 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dnatools Dnalims, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-03-09.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6526?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-6526 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.