# CVE-2021-27779: A Security Misconfiguration vulnerability affects HCL VersionVault Express

> Attackers can access sensitive information to impersonate the server or eavesdrop on communications in HCL VersionVault Express.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 May 2022
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xwpv-wxrh-mcxf

## What is CVE-2021-27779?

CVE-2021-27779 is a critical vulnerability in HCL VersionVault Express, published on 25 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

VersionVault Express exposes sensitive information that an attacker can use to impersonate the server or eavesdrop on communications with the server.

Weakness: CWE-311 (Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-27779?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hcltech Versionvault Express.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-27779?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-27779 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-27779 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-27779 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HCL VersionVault Express

- [CVE-2022-27563](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27563/): Overload/denial of service affects HCL VersionVault Express (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-27560](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27560/): An insufficiently protected credential vulnerability affects HCL VersionVault Express (medium 6.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-27779 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-27779 is a critical vulnerability in HCL VersionVault Express, published on 25 May 2022. 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-2021-27779 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HCL VersionVault Express. 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-2021-27779/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27779/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-27779
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27779
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-27779

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27779/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.