CVE-2021-32981 AVEVA System Platform Path Traversal
Attackers can traverse restricted directories to read or modify files outside the intended scope in AVEVA System Platform.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-32981?
CVE-2021-32981 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in AVEVA System Platform, published on 4 Apr 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
AVEVA System Platform versions 2017 through 2020 R2 P01 uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-32981?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Aveva System Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2021-32981?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-32981 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2021-32981 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32981 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in AVEVA System Platform
- CVE-2021-33008 AVEVA System Platform Missing Authentication for Critical Function
- CVE-2022-0835 AVEVA System Platform Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory
- CVE-2021-33010 AVEVA System Platform Uncaught Exception
- CVE-2021-32977 AVEVA System Platform Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
- CVE-2021-32985 AVEVA System Platform Origin Validation Error
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w5wr-x6gc-hqrq.