CVE-2015-7709 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands on Western Digital Arkeia Backup Agent via crafted requests.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-7709?
CVE-2015-7709 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Oct 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The arkeiad daemon in the Arkeia Backup Agent in Western Digital Arkeia 11.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands via a series of crafted requests involving the ARKFS_EXEC_CMD operation.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7709?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Arkeia Western Digital Arkeia.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7709?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-7709 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2015-7709 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-7709 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6hjv-6w26-7pf5.