CVE-2021-27777

XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerabilities occur when poorly configured XML parsers process user supplied input without sufficient validation. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to manipulate XML content and inject malicious external entity references.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://support.hcltechsw.com/csm?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0097124	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:hcltech:unica:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2022-05-12 22:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 19:09

NVD link : CVE-2021-27777

Mitre link : CVE-2021-27777

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-27777

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Products Affected

hcltech

unica

CWE

CWE-611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

CWE-91

XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection)

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