VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-44663
A Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in the Xerte Project Xerte through 3.8.4 via a crafted php file through elfinder in connetor.php.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.99%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.99%). 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 exists in the Xerte Project Xerte through 3.8.4 via a crafted php file through elfinder in connetor.php.
- 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
- 3.99% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- nottingham.ac/xerte online toolkits
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/commit/694a591b5ab7f634f036afaac10397cf3677a98cPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://riklutz.nl/2021/10/30/unauthenticated-file-upload-to-remote-code-execution-in-xerte/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.xerte.org.uk/index.php/en/news/blog/80-news/336-xerte-3-8-5-important-security-update-now-availableRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/commit/694a591b5ab7f634f036afaac10397cf3677a98cPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://riklutz.nl/2021/10/30/unauthenticated-file-upload-to-remote-code-execution-in-xerte/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.xerte.org.uk/index.php/en/news/blog/80-news/336-xerte-3-8-5-important-security-update-now-availableRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.