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CVE-2021-40089

LOWCVSS 2.3/10EPSS 0.22%

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CVE-2021-40089 is a low-severity vulnerability rated 2.3/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in PrimeKey EJBCA before 7.6.0. The General Purpose Custom Publisher, which is normally run to invoke a local script upon a publishing operation, was still able to run if the System Configuration setting Enable External Script Access was disabled. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in PrimeKey EJBCA before 7.6.0. The General Purpose Custom Publisher, which is normally run to invoke a local script upon a publishing operation, was still able to run if the System Configuration setting Enable External Script Access was disabled. With this setting disabled it's not possible to create new such publishers, but existing publishers would continue to run.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
2.3/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS Probability
0.22%

12.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
PrimekeyEjbca< 7.6.0

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-40089?
An issue was discovered in PrimeKey EJBCA before 7.6.0. The General Purpose Custom Publisher, which is normally run to invoke a local script upon a publishing operation, was still able to run if the System Configuration setting Enable External Script Access was disabled. With this setting disabled it's not possible to create new such publishers, but existing publishers would continue to run.
How severe is CVE-2021-40089?
CVE-2021-40089 has a CVSS score of 2.3/10 (LOW severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.22% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2021-40089?
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Source: NVD / NIST