# CVE-2021-32096: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> A CSRF vulnerability in the Emissary ConsoleAction component allows attackers to inject arbitrary Ruby code via the console command parameter.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 May 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8pp7-v75p-mx4p

## What is CVE-2021-32096?

CVE-2021-32096 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The ConsoleAction component of U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) Emissary 5.9.0 allows a CSRF attack that results in injecting arbitrary Ruby code (for an eval call) via the CONSOLE_COMMAND_STRING parameter.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-32096?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nsa Emissary.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-32096?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-32096 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-32096 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32096 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2026-35580](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35580/): Emissary has GitHub Actions Shell Injection via Workflow Inputs (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-35582](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35582/): Emissary has an OS Command Injection via Unvalidated IN_FILE_ENDING / OUT_FILE_ENDING in Executrix (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-32094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32094/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-32095](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32095/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2021-32647](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32647/): Post-authentication Remote Code Execution (RCE) in emissary:emissary (high 8.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-32096 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-32096 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32096 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2021-32096/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32096/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-32096
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32096
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-32096

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32096/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.