PT-2019-14461 · Thinkparq · Beegfs

John Fitzpatrick · Published 2019-12-05 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-15897

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.6

Critical

Base vector

AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions BeeGFS versions prior to 7.1.4

Description The issue allows authentication bypass via communication with a BeeGFS metadata server. This server is typically not exposed to external networks.

Recommendations For versions prior to 7.1.4, update to version 7.1.4 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-15897

Affected Products

Beegfs

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-15897 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15897 · Security Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155573/BeeGFS-7.1.3-Privilege-Escalation.html · Note
• https://t.me/defcon_news/33050 · Telegram Post
• https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/7 · Note
• https://t.me/defcon_news/33049 · Telegram Post
• https://hpcsec.com/2019/12/04/cve-2019-15897 · Note