CVE-2021-21562 Path traversal in PowerScale OneFS
Privileged users can exploit an untrusted search path to execute arbitrary code on Dell PowerScale OneFS systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-21562?
CVE-2021-21562 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs, published on 2 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell EMC PowerScale OneFS contains an untrusted search path vulnerability. This vulnerability allows a user with (ISI_PRIV_LOGIN_SSH or ISI_PRIV_LOGIN_CONSOLE) and (ISI_PRIV_SYS_UPGRADE or ISI_PRIV_AUDIT) to provide an untrusted path which can lead to run resources that are not under the application’s direct control.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21562?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs.
How do I fix CVE-2021-21562?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-21562 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2021-21562 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21562 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell Emc Powerscale Onefs
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cj3x-qg3h-5v73.