CVE-2021-40089
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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/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Primekey | Ejbca | < 7.6.0 |
References
- https://support.primekey.com/news/posts/54Vendor Advisory
- https://support.primekey.com/news/posts/54Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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