progress loadmaster CVE-2024-1212 is a vulnerability in Progress Loadmaster
Published on February 21, 2024

Unauthenticated remote attackers can access the system through the LoadMaster management interface, enabling arbitrary system command execution.

NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Progress Kemp LoadMaster OS Command Injection Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Progress Kemp LoadMaster contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access the system through the LoadMaster management interface, enabling arbitrary system command execution.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by December 9, 2024: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-1212 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has the highest possible exploitability rating (3.9). The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.

What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?

The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

CVE-2024-1212 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2024-1212

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