{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45981 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2021-45981 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2021-45981 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2021-45981 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2021-45981 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-45981 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45981/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45981/index.md)","id":"CVE-2021-45981","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45981/index.md","name":"CVE-2021-45981","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-4qv7-mvg8-3455"],"analysis":{"component_type":"web_application","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["data_read","denial_of_service"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"NetScout nGeniusONE","requires_auth":"none","summary":"An attacker can exploit an XML External Entity vulnerability in NetScout nGeniusONE to read sensitive files or cause denial of service.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"xxe"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"mitre","cpe":[{"product":"ngeniusone","vendor":"netscout"}],"cvss":{"score":9.8,"severity":"critical","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-611","name":"Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference"}],"description":"NetScout nGeniusONE 6.3.2 allows an XML External Entity (XXE) attack.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"XML external entity in n/a","id":"CVE-2021-45981","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"xxe","year":"2021"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":2,"next":{"headline":"File upload in n/a","id":"CVE-2021-45982"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Code injection in n/a","id":"CVE-2021-45980"},"products":["n/a"],"published":"2022-06-02","related":[{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Hardcoded credentials in n/a","id":"CVE-2025-32985","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2025-04-25"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"XML external entity in n/a","id":"CVE-2023-26999","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2024-01-09"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Code injection in n/a","id":"CVE-2021-45983","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-06-02"},{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Privilege escalation in n/a","id":"CVE-2022-44715","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2023-01-27"},{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"File upload in n/a","id":"CVE-2021-45982","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-06-02"},{"cvss_score":7.5,"headline":"Missing authorization in n/a","id":"CVE-2025-32982","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2025-04-25"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-08-04","vendors":["n/a"]},"summary":"An attacker can exploit an XML External Entity vulnerability in NetScout nGeniusONE to read sensitive files or cause denial of service.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45981/"}