CVE-2021-25129 Path traversal in HPE Cloudline CL5800 Gen9 Server; HPE Cloudline CL5200 Gen9 Server; HPE Cloudline CL4100 Gen10 Server; HPE Cloudline CL3100 Gen10 Server; HPE Cloudline CL5800 Gen10 Server

High 7.8 Published 29 Jan 2021 Updated 3 Aug 2024

A local attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the BMC firmware to read arbitrary files from the server.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-25129?

CVE-2021-25129 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in HPE Cloudline CL5800 Gen9 Server; HPE Cloudline CL5200 Gen9 Server; HPE Cloudline CL4100 Gen10 Server; HPE Cloudline CL3100 Gen10 Server; HPE Cloudline CL5800 Gen10 Server, published on 29 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Baseboard Management Controller(BMC) in HPE Cloudline CL5800 Gen9 Server; HPE Cloudline CL5200 Gen9 Server; HPE Cloudline CL4100 Gen10 Server; HPE Cloudline CL3100 Gen10 Server; HPE Cloudline CL5800 Gen10 Server BMC firmware has a local spx_restservice getvideodata_func function path traversal vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25129?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Hpe Cloudline Cl3100 Gen10 Server Firmware, Hpe Cloudline Cl4100 Gen10 Server Firmware, Hpe Cloudline Cl5200 Gen9 Server Firmware, Hpe Cloudline Cl5800 Gen10 Server Firmware, Hpe Cloudline Cl5800 Gen9 Server Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2021-25129?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25129 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-2021-25129 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25129 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6wc5-gr23-xwvq.