CVE-2021-42854 CRITICAL

CVE-2021-42854: Directory Traversal Read/Write/Delete at PluginServlet

Vendor Aternity
Product SteelCentral AppInternals Dynamic Sampling Agent
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published March 9, 2022
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

It was discovered that the SteelCentral AppInternals Dynamic Sampling Agent's (DSA) PluginServlet has directory traversal vulnerabilities at the "/api/appInternals/1.0/plugin/pmx" API. The affected endpoint does not have any input validation of the user's input that allows a malicious payload to be injected.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 9, 2022 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated