Path Traversal in Montala Resourcespace

CVE-2021-41950

A directory traversal issue in ResourceSpace 9.6 before 9.6 rev 18277 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files on the ResourceSpace server via the provider and variant parameters in pages/ajax/tiles.php. Attackers can delete configuration or source code files, causing the application to become unavailable to all users.

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:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.749 (99.5th percentile), scored .

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.5% 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-2021-41950: held from 0.749 to 0.749.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.749 · newest: 0.749 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-41950?
CVE-2021-41950 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Montala Resourcespace, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2021-11-15.
How severe is CVE-2021-41950?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-41950 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.