# CVE-2021-25654: Avaya Aura Device Services Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

> A local user can execute arbitrary code in Avaya Aura Device Services by running specially crafted scripts, requiring a patch to mitigate.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jun 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fx3v-mp3q-m7vg

## What is CVE-2021-25654?

CVE-2021-25654 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Avaya Aura Devices Services, published on 25 Jun 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An arbitrary code execution vulnerability was discovered in Avaya Aura Device Services that may potentially allow a local user to execute specially crafted scripts. Affects 7.0 through 8.1.4.0 versions of Avaya Aura Device Services.

Weakness: CWE-378 (Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25654?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Avaya Aura Device Services.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-25654?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25654 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-25654 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25654 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Avaya Aura Devices Services

- [CVE-2023-3722](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3722/): Avaya Aura Device Services Remote Code Execution (high 8.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-25654 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-25654 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Avaya Aura Devices Services, published on 25 Jun 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25654 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Avaya Aura Devices 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-2021-25654/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25654/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25654
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25654
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-25654

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25654/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.