CVE-2021-31581 Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (PME) Shell Escape via 'vi' editor interface
Attackers can escape the restricted shell via the vi editor interface to execute arbitrary commands and escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-31581?
CVE-2021-31581 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (PME), published on 22 Jul 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The restricted shell provided by Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (PME) can be escaped by abusing the 'Edit MySQL Configuration' command. This command launches a standard vi editor interface which can then be escaped. This issue was resolved in Akkadian OVA appliance version 3.0 (and later), Akkadian Provisioning Manager 5.0.2 (and later), and Akkadian Appliance Manager 3.3.0.314-4a349e0 (and later).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-31581?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Akkadianlabs Ova Appliance, Akkadianlabs Provisioning Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2021-31581?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-31581 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2021-31581 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-31581 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (PME)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rcqq-fm3c-9r79.