CVE-2014-2927

Public Exploit

Description

The rsync daemon in F5 BIG-IP 11.6 before 11.6.0, 11.5.1 before HF3, 11.5.0 before HF4, 11.4.1 before HF4, 11.4.0 before HF7, 11.3.0 before HF9, and 11.2.1 before HF11 and Enterprise Manager 3.x before 3.1.1 HF2, when configured in failover mode, does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to read or write to arbitrary files via a cmi request to the ConfigSync IP address.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.42% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory f5.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/15000/200/sol15236.html vendor advisory
http://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/F5_Unauthenticated_rsync_access_to_Remote_Root_Code_Execution.pdf exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34465 exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2927?
CVE-2014-2927 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-2927?
To fix CVE-2014-2927, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-2927 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-2927 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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