CVE-2021-21908

Published Dec 22, 2021

Last updated 2 years ago

Overview

Description
Specially-crafted command line arguments can lead to arbitrary file deletion. The handle_delete function does not attempt to sanitize or otherwise validate the contents of the [file] parameter (passed to the function as argv[1]), allowing an authenticated attacker to supply directory traversal primitives and delete semi-arbitrary files.
Source
talos-cna@cisco.com
NVD status
Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
6.5
Impact score
5.2
Exploitability score
1.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

Type
Secondary
Base score
6
Impact score
4.7
Exploitability score
1.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
5.5
Impact score
4.9
Exploitability score
8
Vector string
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-22
talos-cna@cisco.com
CWE-22

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations