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CVE-2017-15524
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2017-12-19 · updated 2026-06-17
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
- Kemptechnologies Web Application Firewall: through 7.2.40
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541602/100/0/threaded
- https://kemptechnologies.com/files/assets/documentation/7.2/release-notes/Release_Notes-LoadMaster.pdf?pdf-file-view=1
- https://www.pallas.com/advisories/cve_2017_15524_kemp_afp_waf_bug_on_post_data
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541602/100/0/threaded
- https://kemptechnologies.com/files/assets/documentation/7.2/release-notes/Release_Notes-LoadMaster.pdf?pdf-file-view=1
- https://www.pallas.com/advisories/cve_2017_15524_kemp_afp_waf_bug_on_post_data
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