# CVE-2021-46421: Path traversal in n/a

> An unauthenticated attacker can exploit a directory traversal flaw in Franklin Fueling Systems controllers to access sensitive information.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8gm5-7xcm-j6wx

## What is CVE-2021-46421?

CVE-2021-46421 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Franklin Fueling Systems FFS T5 Series 1.8.7.7299 is affected by an unauthenticated directory traversal vulnerability, which allows an attacker to obtain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-46421?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Franklinfueling Ts-550 Evo Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-46421?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-46421 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-46421 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-46421 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-6565](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6565/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-5846](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5846/): Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort in Franklin Fueling System TS-550 (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2021-46420](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-46420/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-6564](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6564/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-46421 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-46421 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-46421 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-46421/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-46421/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-46421
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-46421
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-46421

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-46421/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.