What is CVE-2021-44550?

CVE-2021-44550 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Stanford Corenlp, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-02-24.

How severe is CVE-2021-44550?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Stanford Corenlp

CVE-2021-44550

An Incorrect Access Control vulnerability exists in CoreNLP 4.3.2 via the classifier in NERServlet.java (lines 158 and 159).

EPSS: 0.013 (66.8th 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

Stanford Corenlp — versions 4.3.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-44550?: CVE-2021-44550 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Stanford Corenlp, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-02-24.
How severe is CVE-2021-44550?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.