CVE-2021-40146
A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability was discovered in the Any23 YAMLExtractor.java file and is known to affect Any23 versions < 2.5.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.68%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability was discovered in the Any23 YAMLExtractor.java file and is known to affect Any23 versions < 2.5. RCE vulnerabilities allow a malicious actor to execute any code of their choice on a remote machine over LAN, WAN, or internet. RCE belongs to the broader class of arbitrary code execution (ACE) vulnerabilities.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.68% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apache/any23
- Source
- security@apache.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/11/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7c521ed85c7ae1bad4fdf95b459f2aaa8a67eae338636b7b7ec35d86%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/11/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7c521ed85c7ae1bad4fdf95b459f2aaa8a67eae338636b7b7ec35d86%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3EMailing List, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.