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CVE-2021-42854

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 1.51%

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CVE-2021-42854 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) PluginServlet has directory traversal vulnerabilities at the "/api/appInternals/1.0/plugin/pmx" 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) PluginServlet has directory traversal vulnerabilities at the "/api/appInternals/1.0/plugin/pmx" 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
9.8/10

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

EPSS Probability
1.51%

71.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
RiverbedSteelcentral Appinternals Dynamic Sampling Agent>= 11.0.0, < 11.8.8
RiverbedSteelcentral Appinternals Dynamic Sampling Agent>= 12.0.0, < 12.13.0
RiverbedSteelcentral Appinternals Dynamic Sampling Agent10.0.0

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Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-42854?
It was discovered that the SteelCentral AppInternals Dynamic Sampling Agent's (DSA) PluginServlet has directory traversal vulnerabilities at the "/api/appInternals/1.0/plugin/pmx" API. The affected endpoint does not have any input validation of the user's input that allows a malicious payload to be injected.
How severe is CVE-2021-42854?
CVE-2021-42854 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.51% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2021-42854?
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Source: NVD / NIST