high8.8
CVE-2021-42561
An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1.
Impact
An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. When activated, the Human plugin passes the unsanitized name parameter to a python "os.system" function. This allows attackers to use shell metacharacters (e.g., backticks "``" or dollar parenthesis "$()" ) in order to escape the current command and execute arbitrary shell commands.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mitre | Caldera | through 2.8.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2021-42561-Command%20Injection%20Via%20the%20Human%20Plugin-MITRE%20Caldera
- https://github.com/mitre/caldera/releases
- https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2021-42561-Command%20Injection%20Via%20the%20Human%20Plugin-MITRE%20Caldera
- https://github.com/mitre/caldera/releases