RCE in Gerapy
CVE-2021-43857
Gerapy is a distributed crawler management framework. Gerapy prior to version 0.9.8 is vulnerable to remote code execution, and this issue is patched in version 0.9.8.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.556 (98.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Gerapy — versions < 0.9.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/Gerapy/Gerapy/issues/219 (x_refsource_MISC)
- github.com/Gerapy/Gerapy/security/advisories/GHSA-9w7f-m4j4-j3xw (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- github.com/Gerapy/Gerapy/commit/49bcb19be5e0320e7e1535f34fe00f16a3cf3b28 (x_refsource_MISC)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/165459/Gerapy-0.9.7-Remote-Code-Execution.html (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-43857?
- CVE-2021-43857 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gerapy, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-12-27.
- How severe is CVE-2021-43857?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-43857 known to be exploited?
- 27 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.