What is CVE-2021-27117?

CVE-2021-27117 is a high-severity vulnerability in Beego, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-04-05.

How severe is CVE-2021-27117?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Beego

CVE-2021-27117

An issue was discovered in file profile.go in function GetCPUProfile in beego through 2.0.2, allows attackers to launch symlink attacks locally.

EPSS: 0.004 (34.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Beego
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-27117?: CVE-2021-27117 is a high-severity vulnerability in Beego, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-04-05.
How severe is CVE-2021-27117?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.