What is CVE-2021-45981?

CVE-2021-45981 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netscout Ngeniusone, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-06-02.

How severe is CVE-2021-45981?

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

XXE in Netscout Ngeniusone

CVE-2021-45981

NetScout nGeniusONE 6.3.2 allows an XML External Entity (XXE) attack.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.010 (60.0th 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

Netscout Ngeniusone — versions 6.3.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-45981?: CVE-2021-45981 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netscout Ngeniusone, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-06-02.
How severe is CVE-2021-45981?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.