What is CVE-2021-42797?

CVE-2021-42797 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aveva Edge, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-12-16.

How severe is CVE-2021-42797?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Aveva Edge

CVE-2021-42797

Path traversal vulnerability in AVEVA Edge (formerly InduSoft Web Studio) versions R2020 and prior allows an unauthenticated user to steal the Windows access token of the user account configured for accessing external DB resources.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.010 (59.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Aveva Edge — versions 2020
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

cve@mitre.org (Product)
cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-42797?: CVE-2021-42797 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aveva Edge, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-12-16.
How severe is CVE-2021-42797?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.