MEDIUM
check-mk: Mishandles certain errors within the failed-login save feature because of a race condition
Published Oct 1, 2017
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 12.13%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.7
- 1.2.7
- 1.2.7
- 1.2.7
- 1.2.7
- 1.2.8
- 1.2.8
No data.
Red Hat Storage 3
check-mk
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Storage 3 | check-mk | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Gluster Storage 3 is not affected because affected code is not shipped in the product. Affected code is present in check-mk-multisite rpm which is not shipped in this product.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
5.9 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
6.5 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
12.13% 0.12134
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.12134
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (50 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.13% (0.12134) | 96.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.13% (0.12134) | 95.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 19.62% (0.19623) | 95.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 12.75% (0.12751) | 93.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 19.62% (0.19623) | 95.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 12.75% (0.12751) | 93.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 19.62% (0.19623) | 95.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 12.75% (0.12751) | 93.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 19.62% (0.19623) | 95.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 12.75% (0.12751) | 93.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 19.62% (0.19623) | 95.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 12.75% (0.12751) | 93.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 19.62% (0.19623) | 95.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 12.75% (0.12751) | 93.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 19.62% (0.19623) | 95.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 12.75% (0.12751) | 93.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 19.62% (0.19623) | 95.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 12.75% (0.12751) | 93.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 23, 2025 | 19.62% (0.19623) | 95.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 22, 2025 | 20.62% (0.20623) | 95.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 21, 2025 | 10.81% (0.10806) | 93.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 8.26% (0.08256) | 91.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 5.16% (0.05157) | 89.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 8.26% (0.08256) | 91.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 5.16% (0.05157) | 89.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 8.26% (0.08256) | 91.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 5.16% (0.05157) | 89.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 17, 2025 | 8.26% (0.08256) | 91.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 16, 2025 | 5.42% (0.05416) | 89.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 13, 2025 | 8.65% (0.08652) | 91.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 12, 2025 | 5.42% (0.05416) | 89.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.65% (0.08652) | 91.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.12% (0.10121) | 88.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 22, 2025 | 8.65% (0.08652) | 91.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | 5.42% (0.05416) | 89.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 8.65% (0.08652) | 91.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.66% (0.09662) | 92.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 87.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 20, 2024 | 1.51% (0.01510) | 86.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 1.51% (0.01510) | 84.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 3, 2023 | 3.30% (0.03303) | 89.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2023 | 3.14% (0.03136) | 89.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.99% (0.03991) | 90.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.38% (0.08382) | 93.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.38% (0.08382) | 93.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.38% (0.08382) | 82.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.53% (0.04526) | 76.76th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.53% (0.04526) | 76.54th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 4.53% (0.04526) | 84.50th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 4.53% (0.04526) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://mathias-kettner.com/check_mk_werks.php?edition_id=raw&branch=1.2.8 x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14955 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1497971 Issue Tracking
- https://mathias-kettner.de/check_mk_werks.php?werk_id=5208
- https://mathias-kettner.de/check_mk_werks.php?werk_id=5208&HTML=yes x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14955
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14955
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43021/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://mathias-kettner.com/check_mk_werks.php?edition_id=raw&branch=1.2.8 | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14955 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1497971 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://mathias-kettner.de/check_mk_werks.php?werk_id=5208 | ||
| https://mathias-kettner.de/check_mk_werks.php?werk_id=5208&HTML=yes | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14955 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14955 | ||
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43021/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 1, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Oct 1, 2017
Link CVE-2017-14955
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a