CVE-2019-6147 Misconfiguration in NGFW Security Management Center
A database corruption issue in Forcepoint NGFW SMC can lead to weaker IPsec configurations, potentially allowing security bypasses.
- 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-2019-6147?
CVE-2019-6147 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Forcepoint NGFW Security Management Center, published on 23 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Forcepoint NGFW Security Management Center (SMC) versions lower than 6.5.12 or 6.7.1 have a rare issue that in specific circumstances can corrupt the internal configuration database. When the database is corrupted, the SMC might produce an incorrect IPsec configuration for the Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall (NGFW), possibly resulting in settings that are weaker than expected. All SMC versions lower than 6.5.12 or 6.7.1 are vulnerable.
Weakness: CWE-704
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6147?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Security Management Center.
How do I fix CVE-2019-6147?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6147 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-6147 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6147 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8w8c-gj3c-ccr5.