CWE Code: 862
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 8.5
CWE Name:  Missing Authorization
Summary: a malicious user with unrestricted access to the appformix application management platform may be able to access a python debug console and execute system commands with root privilege. the appformix agent exposes the debug console on a host where appformix agent is executing. if the host is executing appformix agent, an attacker may access the debug console and execute python commands with root privilege. affected appformix releases are: all versions up to and including 2.7.3; 2.11 versions prior to 2.11.3; 2.15 versions prior to 2.15.2. juniper sirt is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability, however, the issue has been seen in a production network. no other juniper networks products or platforms are affected by this issue.
Access Authentication: SINGLE
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2018-02-22
Last Modified Date: 2019-10-03