CVE-2021-23727
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.036 · 89 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
This affects the package celery before 5.2.2. It by default trusts the messages and metadata stored in backends (result stores). When reading task metadata from the backend, the data is deserialized. Given that an attacker can gain access to, or somehow manipulate the metadata within a celery backend, they could trigger a stored command injection vulnerability and potentially gain further access to the system.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6–7.5
weaknesses
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affected products (10)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:maximo_asset_management:7.6.1.2
- IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.3all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:maximo_asset_management:7.6.1.3
- fedoraproject extra packages for enterprise linux= 7.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (3)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-0426IBM Spectrum Protect: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-03-13csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer, authentisierter oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM Spectrum Protect ausnutzen, um einen 'Denial of Service'-Zustand herbeizuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, einen 'Cross-Site-Scripting'-Angriff durchzuführen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, sensible Informationen offenzulegen und seine Privilegien zu erweitern.
- GHSA-q4xr-rc97-m4xxOS Command Injection in celery2022-01-06ghsa · osvUS
This affects the package celery before 5.2.2. It by default trusts the messages and metadata stored in backends (result stores). When reading task metadata from the backend, the data is deserialized. Given that an attacker can gain access to, or somehow manipulate the metadata within a celery backend, they could trigger a stored command injection vulnerability and potentially gain further access to the system.
- PYSEC-2021-8582021-12-29vendor · osvUS
This affects the package celery before 5.2.2. It by default trusts the messages and metadata stored in backends (result stores). When reading task metadata from the backend, the data is deserialized. Given that an attacker can gain access to, or somehow manipulate the metadata within a celery backend, they could trigger a stored command injection vulnerability and potentially gain further access to the system.
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sources
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references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/celery/celery/blob/master/Changelog.rst%23522cnnvd
- https://github.com/celery/celery/releases/tag/v5.2.2Patchcnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SYXRGHWHD2WWMHBWCVD5ULVINPKNY3P5/cnnvd
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-CELERY-2314953cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/celery-code-execution-via-Backend-Metadata-37265cnnvd
- https://github.com/celery/celery/blob/master/Changelog.rst%23522enisa_euvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SYXRGHWHD2WWMHBWCVD5ULVINPKNY3P5/enisa_euvd
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-CELERY-2314953enisa_euvd
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