CVE-2021-40870
highpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.930 · 100 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSadded 2022-01-18remediate by 2022-02-01
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-22
Aviatrix Controller Unrestricted Upload of File
An issue was discovered in Aviatrix Controller 6.x before 6.5-1804.1922. Unrestricted upload of a file with a dangerous type is possible, which allows an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code via directory traversal.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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weaknesses
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exploits (4)
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affected products (9)
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also known as (4)
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references (11)
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- https://docs.aviatrix.com/HowTos/UCC_Release_Notes.html#security-note-9-11-2021cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40870cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164461/Aviatrix-Controller-6.x-Path-Traversal-Code-Execution.htmlcnnvd
- https://wearetradecraft.com/advisories/tc-2021-0002/cnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164461/Aviatrix-Controller-6.x-Path-Traversal-Code-Execution.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://docs.aviatrix.com/HowTos/UCC_Release_Notes.html#security-note-9-11-2021enisa_euvd
- https://wearetradecraft.com/advisories/tc-2021-0002/enisa_euvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164461/Aviatrix-Controller-6.x-Path-Traversal-Code-Execution.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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