CVE-2021-43496

Clustering vulnerability

CVSS

7.5

EPSS

15.7%

EPSS pct

97th

Exploited

No known

Clustering master branch as of commit 53e663e259bcfc8cdecb56c0bb255bd70bfcaa70 is affected by a directory traversal vulnerability. This attack can cause the disclosure of critical secrets stored anywhere on the system and can significantly aid in getting remote code access.

Affected vendor

Clustering Project

Affected product

Clustering

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Published

2021-11-12

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 15.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2021-43496

Confirm whether Clustering Project Clustering is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2021-43496.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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