What is CVE-2021-40886?

CVE-2021-40886 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Projectsend, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-10-11.

How severe is CVE-2021-40886?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Projectsend

CVE-2021-40886

Projectsend version r1295 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability. A user with Uploader role can add value `2` for `chunks` parameter to bypass `fileName` sanitization.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.014 (69.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Projectsend — versions r1295
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40886?: CVE-2021-40886 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Projectsend, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2021-40886?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.