# CVE-2021-25649: Avaya Utility Services Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability

> Local users can access privileged system configuration information in Avaya Aura Utility Services due to improper directory and file management.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jun 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m4xq-6jrm-69q4

## What is CVE-2021-25649?

CVE-2021-25649 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Avaya Aura Utility Services, published on 24 Jun 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An information disclosure vulnerability was discovered in the directory and file management of Avaya Aura Utility Services. This vulnerability may potentially allow any local user to access system functionality and configuration information that should only be available to a privileged user. Affects all 7.x versions of Avaya Aura Utility Services

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25649?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Avaya Aura Utility Services.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-25649?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25649 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-25649 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25649 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Avaya Aura Utility Services

- [CVE-2021-25651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25651/): Avaya Aura Utility Services Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2021-25650](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25650/): Avaya Aura Utility Services Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (high 7.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-25649 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-25649 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Avaya Aura Utility Services, published on 24 Jun 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25649 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Avaya Aura Utility Services. 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-2021-25649/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25649/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25649
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25649
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-25649

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25649/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.