Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-42560
An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.9.0. The Debrief plugin receives base64 encoded "SVG" parameters when generating a PDF document. These SVG documents are parsed in an unsafe manner and can be leveraged for XXE attacks (e.g., File Exfiltration, Server Side Request Forgery, Out of Band Exfiltration, etc.).
Vulnerability category: XML external entity (XXE) injectionServer-side request forgery (SSRF)
Products affected by CVE-2021-42560
- cpe:2.3:a:mitre:caldera:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-42560
0.08%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 38 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-42560
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.5
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.0
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6.4
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NIST | |
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8.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
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5.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-42560
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The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-42560
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https://github.com/mitre/caldera/releases
Releases · mitre/caldera · GitHubRelease Notes;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2021-42560-Unsafe%20XML%20Parsing-MITRE%20Caldera
Disclosures/CVE-2021-42560-Unsafe XML Parsing-MITRE Caldera at master · DrunkenShells/Disclosures · GitHubExploit;Third Party Advisory
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