VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-42559
It contains multiple startup "requirements" that execute commands when starting the server.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.96%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.96%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. It contains multiple startup "requirements" that execute commands when starting the server. Because these commands can be changed via the REST API, an authenticated user can insert arbitrary commands that will execute when the server is restarted.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.96% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Affected
- mitre/caldera
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2021-42559-Command%20Injection%20Via%20Configurations-MITRE%20CalderaExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/mitre/caldera/releasesRelease Notes
- https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2021-42559-Command%20Injection%20Via%20Configurations-MITRE%20CalderaExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/mitre/caldera/releasesRelease Notes
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.