CVE-2021-27786 HCL OneTest Server is vulnerable to Cross Origin Resource Sharing: Arbitrary Origin Trusted

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Misconfigured CORS allows attackers to access sensitive information and perform privileged actions via cross-origin requests.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-27786?

CVE-2021-27786 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HCL OneTest Server, published on 7 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-origin resource sharing (CORS) enables browsers to perform cross domain requests in a controlled manner. This request has an Origin header that identifies the domain that is making the initial request and defines the protocol between a browser and server to see if the request is allowed. An attacker can take advantage of this and possibly carry out privileged actions and access sensitive information when the Access-Control-Allow-Credentials is enabled.

Weakness: CWE-697, CWE-942

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-27786?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hcltech Onetest Server.

How do I fix CVE-2021-27786?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-27786 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-27786 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-27786 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4326-c9xj-r26f.

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