A malicious user with unrestricted access to the AppFormix application management platform may be able to access a Python debug console and execute system commands with root privilege. The AppFormix Agent exposes the debug console on a host where AppFormix Agent is executing. If the host is executing AppFormix Agent, an attacker may access the debug console and execute Python commands with root privilege. Affected AppFormix releases are: All versions up to and including 2.7.3; 2.11 versions prior to 2.11.3; 2.15 versions prior to 2.15.2. Juniper SIRT is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability, however, the issue has been seen in a production network. No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-0840 A malicious user with unrestricted access to the AppFormix application management platform may be able to access a Python debug console and execute system commands with root privilege. The AppFormix Agent exposes the debug console on a host where AppFormix Agent is executing. If the host is executing AppFormix Agent, an attacker may access the debug console and execute Python commands with root privilege. Affected AppFormix releases are: All versions up to and including 2.7.3; 2.11 versions prior to 2.11.3; 2.15 versions prior to 2.15.2. Juniper SIRT is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability, however, the issue has been seen in a production network. No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue.
Fixes

Solution

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: AppFormix v2.11.3, v2.15.2, and all subsequent releases.


Workaround

Follow security best current practices (BCPs) to limit the exploitable attack surface of critical infrastructure networking equipment. Use access lists or firewall filters to limit access to well known ports on the platform, and only from trusted, administrative networks or hosts.

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History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: juniper

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T00:31:56.700Z

Reserved: 2017-11-16T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-0015

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-02-22T22:29:00.207

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:37:21.717

Link: CVE-2018-0015

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