CVE-2021-27230

ExpressionEngine 6.0.2 PHP Code Injection

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

ExpressionEngine before 5.4.2 and 6.x before 6.0.3 allows PHP Code Injection by certain authenticated users who can leverage Translate::save() to write to an _lang.php file under the system/user/language directory.

ExpressionEngine versiones anteriores a 5.4.2 y versiones 6.x anteriores a 6.0.3, permite una inyección de código PHP por parte de determinados usuarios autenticados que pueden aprovechar a la función Translate::save() para escribir en un archivo _lang.php en el directorio system/user/language

ExpressionEngine versions 6.0.2 and below suffer from a Translate::save PHP code injection vulnerability.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-02-16 CVE Reserved
2021-03-15 CVE Published
2021-03-15 First Exploit
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Mar/32	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/161805	2021-03-15
http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2021-03	2024-08-03
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161805/ExpressionEngine-6.0.2-PHP-Code-Injection.html	2024-08-03

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://expressionengine.com/features	2022-07-12

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Expressionengine Search vendor "Expressionengine"		Expressionengine Search vendor "Expressionengine" for product "Expressionengine"				< 5.4.2 Search vendor "Expressionengine" for product "Expressionengine" and version " < 5.4.2"		-		Affected
Expressionengine Search vendor "Expressionengine"		Expressionengine Search vendor "Expressionengine" for product "Expressionengine"				>= 6.0.0 < 6.0.3 Search vendor "Expressionengine" for product "Expressionengine" and version " >= 6.0.0 < 6.0.3"		-		Affected