# CVE-2021-21601: Information disclosure in Data Protection Search

> A local low-privileged attacker can read log files to expose user credentials, potentially allowing unauthorized access to the application.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Aug 2021
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h5wg-58jx-9rr7

## What is CVE-2021-21601?

CVE-2021-21601 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Data Protection Search, published on 10 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell EMC Data Protection Search, 19.4 and prior, and IDPA, 2.6.1 and prior, contain an Information Exposure in Log File Vulnerability in CIS. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the disclosure of certain user credentials. The attacker may be able to use the exposed credentials to access the vulnerable application with the privileges of the compromised account.

Weakness: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21601?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Dell Emc Data Protection Search, Dell Emc Integrated Data Protection Appliance.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-21601?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-21601 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-21601 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21601 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-21601 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-21601 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Data Protection Search, published on 10 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21601 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Data Protection Search. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21601/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21601/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-21601
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21601
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-21601

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21601/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.