CVE-2021-42342

An issue was discovered in GoAhead 4.x and 5.x before 5.1.5. In the file upload filter, user form variables can be passed to CGI scripts without being prefixed with the CGI prefix. This permits tunneling untrusted environment variables into vulnerable CGI scripts.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/issues/305	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/issues/305	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:embedthis:goahead::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:embedthis:goahead::::::::

History

21 Nov 2024, 06:27

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/issues/305 - Third Party Advisory~~	() https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/issues/305 - Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2021-10-14 06:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 06:27

NVD link : CVE-2021-42342

Mitre link : CVE-2021-42342

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-42342

JSON object : View

Products Affected

embedthis

goahead

CWE

CWE-434

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

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