Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-42009
An authenticated Apache Traffic Control Traffic Ops user with Portal-level privileges can send a request with a specially-crafted email subject to the /deliveryservices/request Traffic Ops endpoint to send an email, from the Traffic Ops server, with an arbitrary body to an arbitrary email address. Apache Traffic Control 5.1.x users should upgrade to 5.1.3 or 6.0.0. 4.1.x users should upgrade to 5.1.3.
Vulnerability category: Input validation
Products affected by CVE-2021-42009
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-42009
0.58%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 66 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-42009
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.0
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2.9
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NIST | |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
2.8
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1.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-42009
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- security@apache.org (Secondary)
References for CVE-2021-42009
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re384fd0f44c6d230f31376153c6e8b59e4a669f927c1533d06d702af%40%3Cdev.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E
CVE-2021-42009: Apache Traffic Control Arbitrary Email Content Insertion in /deliveryservices/request - Pony MailMailing List;Vendor Advisory
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7dfa9a89b39d06caeeeb7b5cdc41b3493a9b86cc6cfa059d3f349d87@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
Re: CVE-2021-42009: Apache Traffic Control Arbitrary Email Content Insertion in /deliveryservices/request - Pony MailMailing List;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/12/1
oss-security - CVE-2021-42009: Apache Traffic Control Arbitrary Email Content Insertion in /deliveryservices/requestMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf0481b9e38ece1ece458d3ce7b2d671df819e3555597f31fc34f084e%40%3Ccommits.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E
[trafficcontrol] branch master updated: Fix email content injection (#6108) - Pony MailMailing List;Patch;Vendor Advisory
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r78d471d8a4fd268a4c5ae6c47327c09d9d4b4467c31da2c97422febb@%3Cdev.trafficcontrol.apache.org%3E
Re: CVE-2021-42009: Apache Traffic Control Arbitrary Email Content Insertion in /deliveryservices/request - Pony MailMailing List;Vendor Advisory
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