CVE-2017-14955 EXPLOIT
5.9
MEDIUM · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 12.1% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.9 (MEDIUM, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 12.13% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-200 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-10-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| checkmk | checkmk |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Check_MK 1.2.8p25 - Information Disclosure | 2017-10-18 |
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/
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