Description
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) with firmware for Supermicro X9 generation motherboards before SMT_X9_317 and firmware for Supermicro X8 generation motherboards before SMT X8 312 contain harcoded private encryption keys for the (1) Lighttpd web server SSL interface and the (2) Dropbear SSH daemon.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supermicro | IPMI | before SMT_X9_317 and before SMT X8 312 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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Supermicro Onboard IPMI Static SSL Certificate Scanner
auxiliary/scanner/http/smt_ipmi_static_cert_scanner
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX216642
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX216642
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2013/11/05/supermicro-ipmi-firmware-vulnerabilities
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89044
- https://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/files/IPMI/CVE_Update.pdf