The Application Firewall Pack (AFP, aka Web Application Firewall) component on Kemp Load Balancer devices with software before 7.2.40.1 allows a Security Feature Bypass via an HTTP POST request
Published Dec 18, 2017
9.1
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.22%
Description
The Application Firewall Pack (AFP, aka Web Application Firewall) component on Kemp Load Balancer devices with software before 7.2.40.1 allows a Security Feature Bypass via an HTTP POST request.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 7.2.40
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.22% (0.01223) | 67.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.22% (0.01223) | 67.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00214) | 59.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00214) | 59.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00214) | 57.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.88% (0.00884) | 25.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.88% (0.00884) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541602/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://kemptechnologies.com/files/assets/documentation/7.2/release-notes/Release_Notes-LoadMaster.pdf?pdf-file-view=1 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://www.pallas.com/advisories/cve_2017_15524_kemp_afp_waf_bug_on_post_data x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541602/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://kemptechnologies.com/files/assets/documentation/7.2/release-notes/Release_Notes-LoadMaster.pdf?pdf-file-view=1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.pallas.com/advisories/cve_2017_15524_kemp_afp_waf_bug_on_post_data | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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