Kerlink KerOS 5.12 wmp-agent Service code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Kerlink KerOS 5.12. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component wmp-agent Service. This manipulation causes Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-39148. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Kerlink KerOS 5.12. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component wmp-agent Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The service wmp-agent of KerOS prior 5.12 does not properly validate so-called ‘magic URLs’ allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands as root when the service is reachable over network. Typically, the service is protected via local firewall.

It is possible to read the advisory at keros.docs.kerlink.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-39148 since 06/21/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/01/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/21/2024 CVE reserved
12/01/2025 +528 days Advisory disclosed
12/01/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/01/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: keros.docs.kerlink.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-39148 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-39148
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-333883

Entryinfo

Created: 12/01/2025 17:23
Updated: 12/01/2025 22:03
Changes: 12/01/2025 17:23 (52), 12/01/2025 22:03 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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