CVE-2017-14955
Description
Check_MK before 1.2.8p26 mishandles certain errors within the failed-login save feature because of a race condition, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive user information by reading a GUI crash report.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Check_MK 1.2.8p25 - Information Disclosure
References
- http://mathias-kettner.com/check_mk_werks.php?edition_id=raw&branch=1.2.8
- https://mathias-kettner.de/check_mk_werks.php?werk_id=5208&HTML=yes
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43021/
- http://mathias-kettner.com/check_mk_werks.php?edition_id=raw&branch=1.2.8
- https://mathias-kettner.de/check_mk_werks.php?werk_id=5208&HTML=yes
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43021/
CWEs
CWE-200 CWE-362
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.