CVE-2024-56135
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 · uneditedImproper Input Validation vulnerability of Authenticated User in Progress LoadMaster allows : OS Command Injection. This issue affects: Product Affected Versions LoadMaster From 7.2.55.0 to 7.2.60.1 (inclusive) From 7.2.49.0 to 7.2.54.12 (inclusive) 7.2.48.12 and all prior versions ECS All prior versions to 7.2.60.1 (inclusive)
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 confidenceImproper input validation in Progress LoadMaster allows an authenticated user to inject arbitrary OS commands through unspecified vectors. This command injection vulnerability affects multiple version ranges of the LoadMaster and ECS products, potentially enabling privilege escalation and system compromise.
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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< 7.1.35.13<= 7.2.48.12>= 7.2.49.0, < 7.2.54.13>= 7.2.55.0, < 7.2.61.0CVSS 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the LoadMaster product variantDetermine whether the installed product is 'Progress Multi Tenant LoadMaster' or standard 'Progress LoadMaster' by reviewing the product name displayed in the administrative interface or system documentationAffected if The product is Progress Multi Tenant LoadMaster or Progress LoadMaster
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Determine the installed LoadMaster versionAccess the LoadMaster administrative interface and navigate to the 'System Configuration' > 'System Information' or 'About' section to view the exact version number and buildAffected if Unable to retrieve version information from the interface
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Compare version against affected ranges for Multi Tenant LoadMasterIf running Multi Tenant LoadMaster, check if the version is lower than 7.1.35.13Affected if Version is < 7.1.35.13 for Multi Tenant LoadMaster
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Compare version against affected ranges for LoadMasterIf running standard LoadMaster, check if version is <= 7.2.48.12 OR between 7.2.49.0 and 7.2.54.12 inclusive OR between 7.2.55.0 and 7.2.60.1 inclusiveAffected if Version falls into any of these ranges: <= 7.2.48.12, 7.2.49.0-7.2.54.12, or 7.2.55.0-7.2.60.1
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Assess administrative access exposureVerify whether the LoadMaster administrative web interface (typically ports 443 or 8443) is accessible to untrusted or unauthorized users, or if weak authentication credentials are in useAffected if Administrative interface is exposed to untrusted users or uses weak credentials
A user is affected if their LoadMaster version is within the vulnerable ranges AND the administrative interface is accessible to them or to untrusted users, since this is an authenticated command injection vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data7.1.35.137.2.54.137.2.61.0
Upgrade LoadMaster to a patched version beyond 7.2.60.1. Until patched, strictly limit administrative access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious command execution.
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