THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2021-44664
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2021-44664

Xerte vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
12.8%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
An Authenticated Remote Code Exection (RCE) vulnerability exists in Xerte through 3.9 in website_code/php/import/fileupload.php by uploading a maliciously crafted PHP file though the project interface disguised as a language file to bypasses the upload filters. Attackers can manipulate the files destination by abusing path traversal in the 'mediapath' variable.
Affected vendor
Xerte
Affected product
Xerte
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-22 — Path Traversal
  • CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Published
2022-02-24

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 12.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2021-44664

  • Confirm whether Xerte Xerte is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
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