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Critical severity · published Dec 19, 2017
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…
9.1
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 69% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
Web Application Firewall · Kemptechnologies
through 7.2.40 · source: NVD
Affected product
WA
Web Application Firewall
Kemptechnologies
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15524
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15524
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541602/100/0/threaded
Issue Tracking
https://kemptechnologies.com/files/assets/documentation/7.2/release-notes/Release_Notes-LoadMaster.pdf?pdf-file-view=1
Exploit
https://www.pallas.com/advisories/cve_2017_15524_kemp_afp_waf_bug_on_post_data
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