CVE-2021-45456
highpriority · attend · 70EPSS 0.889 · 100 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Apache kylin checks the legitimacy of the project before executing some commands with the project name passed in by the user. There is a mismatch between what is being checked and what is being used as the shell command argument in DiagnosisService. This may cause an illegal project name to pass the check and perform the following steps, resulting in a command injection vulnerability. This issue affects Apache Kylin 4.0.0.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-hw3m-8h25-8frwCommand Injection in Apache Kylin2022-01-08ghsa · osvUS
Apache kylin checks the legitimacy of the project before executing some commands with the project name passed in by the user. There is a mismatch between what is being checked and what is being used as the shell command argument in DiagnosisService. This may cause an illegal project name to pass the check and perform the following steps, resulting in a command injection vulnerability. This issue affects Apache Kylin 4.0.0.
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references (8)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/06/1cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/70fkf9w1swt2cqdcz13rwfjvblw1fcpfcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45456cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022010627cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/06/1enisa_euvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/70fkf9w1swt2cqdcz13rwfjvblw1fcpfenisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/06/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/70fkf9w1swt2cqdcz13rwfjvblw1fcpfMailing ListVendor Advisorynvd
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