What is CVE-2019-15897?

CVE-2019-15897 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Thinkparq Beegfs, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2019-12-05.

How severe is CVE-2019-15897?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Thinkparq Beegfs

CVE-2019-15897

beegfs-ctl in ThinkParQ BeeGFS through 7.1.3 allows Authentication Bypass via communication with a BeeGFS metadata server (which is typically not exposed to external networks).

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.030 (86.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Thinkparq Beegfs
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)
cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15897?: CVE-2019-15897 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Thinkparq Beegfs, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2019-12-05.
How severe is CVE-2019-15897?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.