CVE-2013-6492

Piranha Configuration Tool 0.8.6 - Unauthenticated Configuration Access via HTTP POST Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2013-6492. PoCs published by Andreas Schiermeier.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates an authentication bypass vulnerability in Red Hat Piranha by sending empty POST requests to restricted pages, allowing unauthorized access. It uses curl and wget commands to exploit the flaw.

Description

The Piranha Configuration Tool in Piranha 0.8.6 does not properly restrict access to webpages, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and read or modify the LVS configuration via an HTTP POST request.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Andreas Schiermeier · textremotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39097

The exploit demonstrates an authentication bypass vulnerability in Red Hat Piranha by sending empty POST requests to restricted pages, allowing unauthorized access. It uses curl and wget commands to exploit the flaw.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Red Hat Piranha 0.8.6
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0175.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0174.html
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=6825
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1043040

Scores

EPSS 0.0400
EPSS Percentile 89.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
ryan_ohara/piranha 0.8.6
Published Feb 14, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026