CVE-2021-23261 Overriding the system configuration file causes a denial of service
Authenticated administrators can override the system configuration file to cause a denial of service in Crafter CMS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-23261?
CVE-2021-23261 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Crafter CMS, published on 2 Dec 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Authenticated administrators may override the system configuration file and cause a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-703
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-23261?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Craftercms Crafter Cms.
How do I fix CVE-2021-23261?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-23261 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2021-23261 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-23261 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Crafter CMS
- CVE-2017-15681 Path Traversal in Crafter CMS Crafter Studio
- CVE-2018-19907 OS Command Injection in craftercms:crafter-studio
- CVE-2017-15683 XML injection in Crafter CMS
- CVE-2017-15685 XML Injection in Crafter CMS Crafter Studio 3.0.1
- CVE-2021-23264 Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in org.craftercms:crafter-search
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xw2f-f9v2-gh6f.