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CVE-2009-2936

The Command Line Interface (aka Server CLI or administration interface) in the master process in the reverse proxy server in Varnish before

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
1 on Exploit-DB, 2 Metasploit modules

Summary

The Command Line Interface (aka Server CLI or administration interface) in the master process in the reverse proxy server in Varnish before 2.1.0 does not require authentication for commands received through a TCP port, which allows remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary code via a vcl.inline directive that provides a VCL configuration file containing inline C code; (2) change the ownership of the master process via param.set, stop, and start directives; (3) read the initial line of an arbitrary file via a vcl.load directive; or (4) conduct cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks that leverage a victim's location on a trusted network and improper input validation of directives. NOTE: the vendor disputes this report, saying that it is "fundamentally misguided and pointless.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Public exploit on Exploit-DB

    EDB-35581

  3. Record last updated
  4. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 8

securityfocus.com

varnish-cache.org

lists.fedoraproject.org

Exploit-DB

GitHub · rapid7/metasploit-framework