Path Traversal in Auerswald Commander 6000r Ip
CVE-2021-40858
Auerswald COMpact 5500R devices before 8.2B allow Arbitrary File Disclosure. A sub-admin can read the cleartext Admin password via the fileName=../../etc/passwd substring.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Auerswald Commander 6000r Ip
- Auerswald Commander 6000r Ip Firmware
- Auerswald Commander 6000rx Ip
- Auerswald Commander 6000rx Ip Firmware
- Auerswald Commander Basic.2\(19\"\) Ip
- Auerswald Commander Basic.2\(19\"\) Ip Firmware
- Auerswald Commander Business\(19\"\) Ip
- Auerswald Commander Business\(19\"\) Ip Firmware
- Auerswald Compact 4000 Ip Firmware
- Auerswald Compact 4000r Ip
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/-advisories-publicised-vulnerability-an… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/165166/Auerswald-COMpact-8.0B-Arbitrary-File-Disc… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2021-006 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-40858?
- CVE-2021-40858 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Auerswald Commander 6000r Ip, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2021-12-13.
- How severe is CVE-2021-40858?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-40858 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.