Privilege escalation in Mitre Caldera
CVE-2021-42562
An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. It does not properly segregate user privileges, resulting in non-admin users having access to read and modify configuration or other components that should only be accessible by admin users.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (66.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 66.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/mitre/caldera/releases (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2021-42562-Improper Access… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-42562?
- CVE-2021-42562 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mitre Caldera, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-01-12.
- How severe is CVE-2021-42562?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-42562 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.