# CVE-2021-25140: Path traversal in HPE Moonshot Provisioning Manager

> Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a directory traversal in the HPE Moonshot Provisioning Manager to achieve remote code execution or denial of service.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Feb 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gg79-jh7g-xcx7

## What is CVE-2021-25140?

CVE-2021-25140 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in HPE Moonshot Provisioning Manager, published on 9 Feb 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the HPE Moonshot Provisioning Manager v1.20. The HPE Moonshot Provisioning Manager is an application that is installed in a VMWare or Microsoft Hyper-V environment that is used to setup and configure an HPE Moonshot 1500 chassis. This vulnerability could be remotely exploited by an unauthenticated user to cause a directory traversal in user supplied input to the `khuploadfile.cgi` CGI ELF. The directory traversal could lead to Remote Code Execution, Denial of Service, and/or compromise system integrity. **Note:** HPE recommends that customers discontinue the use of the HPE Moonshot Provisioning Manager. The HPE Moonshot Provisioning Manager application is discontinued, no longer supported, is not available to download from the HPE Support Center, and no patch is available.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25140?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp Moonshot Provisioning Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-25140?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25140 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-25140 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25140 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HPE Moonshot Provisioning Manager

- [CVE-2021-25139](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25139/): Memory corruption in HPE Moonshot Provisioning Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-7072](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7072/): A remote bypass of security restrictions vulnerability was identified in HPE Moonshot Provisioning Manager prior to v1.24. (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-25140 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-25140 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in HPE Moonshot Provisioning Manager, published on 9 Feb 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25140 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HPE Moonshot Provisioning Manager. 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-2021-25140/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25140/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25140
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25140
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-25140

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25140/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.