CVE-2021-4304 eprintsug ulcc-core toolbox command injection

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via the password argument in the toolbox component of EPrints.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-4304?

CVE-2021-4304 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in eprintsug ulcc-core, published on 5 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability was found in eprintsug ulcc-core. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file cgi/toolbox/toolbox. The manipulation of the argument password leads to command injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The patch is named 811edaae81eb044891594f00062a828f51b22cb1. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217447.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-4304?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ulcc-Core Project Ulcc-Core.

How do I fix CVE-2021-4304?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-4304 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-2021-4304 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-4304 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4qqx-g5v3-6fmx.

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