CVE-2021-36983 Path traversal in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

A local attacker can gain root privileges via a symlink attack on temporary files in Replay Sorcery.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-36983?

CVE-2021-36983 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jul 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

replay-sorcery-kms in Replay Sorcery 0.6.0 allows a local attacker to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on /tmp/replay-sorcery or /tmp/replay-sorcery/device.sock.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-36983?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Replaysorcery Project Replaysorcery.

How do I fix CVE-2021-36983?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-36983 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-2021-36983 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36983 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m6gq-7h42-3fj9.

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