CVE-2021-42853
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CVE-2021-42853 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. It was discovered that the SteelCentral AppInternals Dynamic Sampling Agent's (DSA) AgentDiagnosticServlet has directory traversal vulnerability at the "/api/appInternals/1.0/agent/diagnostic/logs" API. The affected endpoint does not have any input validation of the user's input that allows a malicious payload to be injected.. EPSS estimates a 1.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
It was discovered that the SteelCentral AppInternals Dynamic Sampling Agent's (DSA) AgentDiagnosticServlet has directory traversal vulnerability at the "/api/appInternals/1.0/agent/diagnostic/logs" API. The affected endpoint does not have any input validation of the user's input that allows a malicious payload to be injected.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Riverbed | Steelcentral Appinternals Dynamic Sampling Agent | >= 11.0.0, < 11.8.8 |
| Riverbed | Steelcentral Appinternals Dynamic Sampling Agent | >= 12.0.0, < 12.13.0 |
| Riverbed | Steelcentral Appinternals Dynamic Sampling Agent | 10.0.0 |
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