# CVE-2021-25172: Command injection in HPE Apollo 70 System

> Command injection in HPE Apollo 70 BMC firmware allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the management controller.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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:** 8 Feb 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4j5c-2m58-55rj

## What is CVE-2021-25172?

CVE-2021-25172 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in HPE Apollo 70 System, published on 8 Feb 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) firmware in HPE Apollo 70 System prior to version 3.0.14.0 has a command injection vulnerability in libifc.so websetdefaultlangcfg function.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25172?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hpe Baseboard Management Controller.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-25172?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25172 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-25172 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25172 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HPE Apollo 70 System

- [CVE-2021-25142](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25142/): Memory corruption in HPE Apollo 70 System (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-25168](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25168/): Memory corruption in HPE Apollo 70 System (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-25169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25169/): Memory corruption in HPE Apollo 70 System (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-25170](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25170/): Memory corruption in HPE Apollo 70 System (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-25171](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25171/): Memory corruption in HPE Apollo 70 System (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-25172 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-25172 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in HPE Apollo 70 System, published on 8 Feb 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-2021-25172 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HPE Apollo 70 System. 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-2021-25172/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25172/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25172
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25172
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-25172

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25172/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.