VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-0243
Check_MK through 1.2.5i2p1 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack to a file in /var/lib/check_mk_agent/job.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.59%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.59%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Check_MK through 1.2.5i2p1 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack to a file in /var/lib/check_mk_agent/job.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.59% probability · 48th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- check mk project/check mk
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 0.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://git.mathias-kettner.de/git/?p=check_mk.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0426323df1641596c4f01ef5a716a3b65276f01c
- http://git.mathias-kettner.de/git/?p=check_mk.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a2ef8d00c53ec9cbd05c4ae2f09b50761130e7ce
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134160.htmlExploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134166.htmlExploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126857/Check_MK-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/145Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/28/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67674Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101669Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/58536Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532224/100/0/threadedExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://git.mathias-kettner.de/git/?p=check_mk.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0426323df1641596c4f01ef5a716a3b65276f01c
- http://git.mathias-kettner.de/git/?p=check_mk.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a2ef8d00c53ec9cbd05c4ae2f09b50761130e7ce
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134160.htmlExploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134166.htmlExploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126857/Check_MK-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/145Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/28/1Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67674Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101669Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/58536Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532224/100/0/threadedExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.