Path Traversal in Greenplum

CVE-2021-22028

In versions of Greenplum database prior to 5.28.6 and 6.14.0, greenplum database contains a file path traversal vulnerability leading to information disclosure from the file system. A malicious user can read/write information from the file system using this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.024 (83.8th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-22028: held from 0.024 to 0.024.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: +0.001

Affected products

  • Greenplum
  • Gpfdist (Greenplum) — versions gpfdist (Greenplum) versions 6.x.0 prior to 6.14.0 and 5.28.x prior to 5.28.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22028?
CVE-2021-22028 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Greenplum, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2021-11-19.
How severe is CVE-2021-22028?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.