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CVE-2017-5689 is a critical authentication bypass / privilege escalation flaw in Intel manageability firmware affecting Intel Active Management Technology (AMT), Intel Standard Manageability (ISM), and Intel Small Business Technology (SBT). The issue affects Intel manageability firmware versions 6.x through 11.6, with remote network exploitation specifically described for provisioned AMT and ISM systems. The vulnerability allows an unprivileged attacker to access and control Intel manageability features without proper authentication. On provisioned systems, a remote unauthenticated attacker on the network can gain system-level privileges through the AMT/ISM management interface; on local systems, an unprivileged local attacker can provision manageability features and then gain elevated privileges on AMT, ISM, and SBT-capable platforms. The flaw is described in the source material as a logical vulnerability rather than remote code execution. Because AMT runs within the Intel Management Engine below the operating system and hypervisor, exploitation can provide control beneath the OS layer.
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This repository contains a proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2017-5689, a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Intel AMT (Active Management Technology). The exploit is implemented as a mitmproxy script (blank_auth_response.py) that intercepts HTTP(S) requests to ports 16992 and 16993 (the standard Intel AMT management ports). When a request containing an 'Authorization' header is detected, the script replaces the 'response' field in the header with an empty string, effectively bypassing authentication. The README provides usage instructions, indicating that the script is to be run with mitmdump as a man-in-the-middle proxy. The repository is minimal, containing only the exploit script and documentation, and is intended for demonstration and research purposes.
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A critical firmware authentication/privilege escalation vulnerability in Intel Active Management Technology (AMT), Intel Standard Manageability (ISM), and Intel Small Business Technology (SBT) that can allow unauthenticated network attackers or local attackers to gain elevated control over affected systems' manageability features.
A serious logical escalation-of-privilege vulnerability affecting Intel AMT/SBT/Standard Manageability systems, particularly systems from roughly 2010-2011 onward with manageability firmware version 6.0 and above; it is explicitly described as not being remote code execution.
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