CVE-2021-21517
CVSS V2 Medium 6.4
CVSS V3 High 7.2
Description
SRS Policy Manager 6.X is affected by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability due to a misconfigured XML parser that processes user-supplied DTD input without sufficient validation. A remote unauthenticated attacker can potentially exploit this vulnerability to read system files as a non-root user and may be able to temporarily disrupt the ESRS service.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-21517
- Assigner
- security_alert@emc.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-03-01T21:15:14
- Last Modified Date
- 2021-03-08T18:10:29
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_srs_policy_manager:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_srs_policy_manager:6.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_srs_policy_manager:6.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.4
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 4.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- LOW
- Availability Impact
- LOW
- Base Score
- 7.2
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 2.7
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000183576/dsa-2021-045-dell-emc-srs-policy-manager-security-update-for-external-entity-injection-vulnerability | Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21517 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-21517 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 07:20:43 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 22:57:40 | secure@dell.com | security_alert@emc.com | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-05 22:57:40 | 2021-03-01T21:15Z | 2021-03-01T21:15:14 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 22:57:40 | 2021-03-08T18:10:29 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 22:57:41 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |