CVE-2021-35521 Path traversal in n/a
Remote authenticated attackers can cause denial of service and disclose information via path traversal in IDEMIA Morpho devices.
- 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-2021-35521?
CVE-2021-35521 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jul 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A path traversal in Thrift command handlers in IDEMIA Morpho Wave Compact and VisionPass devices before 2.6.2 allows remote authenticated attackers to achieve denial of services and information disclosure via TCP/IP packets.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-35521?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Idemia Morphowave Compact Md Firmware, Idemia Morphowave Compact Mdpi-M Firmware, Idemia Morphowave Compact Mdpi Firmware, Idemia Visionpass Md Firmware, Idemia Visionpass Mdpi-M Firmware, Idemia Visionpass Mdpi Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2021-35521?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-35521 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-2021-35521 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-35521 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5rvr-h867-j9w7.