Path Traversal in Igniterealtime Openfire

CVE-2021-45967

An issue was discovered in Pascom Cloud Phone System before 7.20.x. A configuration error between NGINX and a backend Tomcat server leads to a path traversal in the Tomcat server, exposing unintended endpoints.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.208 (97.3th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-45967?
CVE-2021-45967 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Igniterealtime Openfire, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2021-45967?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-45967 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.