CVE-2021-21549 Cross-site request forgery in XtremIO

High 8.8 Published 21 May 2021 Updated 16 Sep 2024

A Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability in Dell EMC XtremIO XMS allows attackers to trick privileged users into performing unintended server operations.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-21549?

CVE-2021-21549 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell XtremIO, published on 21 May 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Dell EMC XtremIO Versions prior to 6.3.3-8, contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in XMS. A non-privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to a privileged victim application user being tricked into sending state-changing requests to the vulnerable application, causing unintended server operations.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21549?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Xtremio Management Server.

How do I fix CVE-2021-21549?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-21549 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-21549 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21549 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xx5f-9pxf-9c8j.