CVE-2009-1745

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Published May 21, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Armorlogic Profense Web Application Firewall before 2.2.22, and 2.4.x before 2.4.4, has a default root password hash, and permits password-based root logins over SSH, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:armorlogic:profense_web_application_firewall::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:armorlogic:profense_web_application_firewall:2.4:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-1740	Armorlogic Profense Web Application Firewall before 2.2.22, and 2.4.x before 2.4.4, has a default root password hash, and permits password-based root logins over SSH, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.1% (2.146% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://resources.enablesecurity.com/advisories/ES-20090500-profense.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503649/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50852

History

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Subscriptions

Armorlogic Profense Web Application Firewall

Weaknesses

CWE-255

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:27 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 21, 2009, 3:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:27 AM
Reserved: May 21, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:07 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 21, 2009, 3:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:07 PM

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