CVE-2021-43779 Remote Command Execution vulnerability
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on the server via the GLPI addressing plugin, requiring an upgrade or plugin disablement.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-43779?
CVE-2021-43779 is a critical command injection vulnerability in pluginsGLPI addressing, published on 5 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GLPI is an open source IT Asset Management, issue tracking system and service desk system. The GLPI addressing plugin in versions < 2.9.1 suffers from authenticated Remote Code Execution vulnerability, allowing access to the server's underlying operating system using command injection abuse of functionality. There is no workaround for this issue and users are advised to upgrade or to disable the addressing plugin.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-43779?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Teclib-Edition Addressing.
How do I fix CVE-2021-43779?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-43779 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-2021-43779 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-43779 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q5fp-xpr8-77jh, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-43779.