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Kace K2000 Systems Deployment ApplianceHardware / appliance · Dell

CVE-2011-4047

HIGH · 9.3 CVSS v2.0 Published 2011-11-12
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The Dell KACE K2000 System Deployment Appliance allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging database write access.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

The Dell KACE K2000 System Deployment Appliance contains a vulnerability allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands by obtaining database write access, likely through SQL injection or similar injection flaw in the web interface.

MitigationRestrict network access to the KACE appliance management interfaces, apply available vendor patches, and ensure the database backend is not exposed to untrusted networks.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Kace K2000 Systems Deployment ApplianceHardware / appliance
Affected:all versions

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
M
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

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  1. Identify Dell KACE K2000 appliance
    Check system identification or bannergrab the web interface (port 80/443) to confirm the product is Dell KACE K2000 Systems Deployment Appliance
    Affected if The system is confirmed to be a Dell KACE K2000 deployment appliance
  2. Confirm web interface is network-accessible
    Verify that the KACE management web interface ports (typically HTTP/HTTPS) are listening and reachable from network segments
    Affected if The web management interface is exposed to network access beyond trusted administrative networks
  3. Check for SQL injection exposure
    Review web server logs and application logs for suspicious SQL syntax or injection attempt patterns in request parameters
    Affected if SQL injection attempts are visible in logs, indicating the web interface is vulnerable to injection flaws

If your environment contains a Dell KACE K2000 System Deployment Appliance with its web interface network-accessible, you are affected by CVE-2011-4047 as all versions contain the command injection vulnerability via SQL injection.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Restrict network access to the KACE appliance management interfaces, apply available vendor patches, and ensure the database backend is not exposed to untrusted networks.

Fix this in Kace K2000 Systems Deployment Appliance Scoped from the published advisory
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