CVE-2021-42855
Local privilege escalation due to misconfigured write permission on .debug_command.config file
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
It was discovered that the SteelCentral AppInternals Dynamic Sampling Agent (DSA) uses the ".debug_command.config" file to store a json string that contains a list of IDs and pre-configured commands. The config file is subsequently used by the "/api/appInternals/1.0/agent/configuration" API to map the corresponding ID to a command to be executed.
Se ha detectado que el agente de muestreo dinámico (DSA) de SteelCentral AppInternals usa el archivo ".debug_command.config" para almacenar una cadena json que contiene una lista de ID y comandos preconfigurados. El archivo de configuración es usado posteriormente por la API "/api/appInternals/1.0/agent/configuration" para asignar el ID correspondiente a un comando a ejecutar
*Credits:
Darrel Huang, Bjorn Lim, Leng Kang Hao from Government Technology Agency of Singapore
CVSS Scores
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Privileges Required
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Attack Vector
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2021-10-25 CVE Reserved
- 2022-03-09 CVE Published
- 2023-09-30 EPSS Updated
- 2024-09-17 CVE Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-284: Improper Access Control
- CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CAPEC
References (1)
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| https://aternity.force.com/customersuccess/s/article/Local-privilege-escalation-due-to-misconfigured-write-permission-on-debug-command-config-file-CVE-2021-42855 | Third Party Advisory |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Riverbed Search vendor "Riverbed" | Steelcentral Appinternals Dynamic Sampling Agent Search vendor "Riverbed" for product "Steelcentral Appinternals Dynamic Sampling Agent" | >= 11.0.0 < 11.8.8 Search vendor "Riverbed" for product "Steelcentral Appinternals Dynamic Sampling Agent" and version " >= 11.0.0 < 11.8.8" | - |
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| Riverbed Search vendor "Riverbed" | Steelcentral Appinternals Dynamic Sampling Agent Search vendor "Riverbed" for product "Steelcentral Appinternals Dynamic Sampling Agent" | >= 12.0.0 < 12.13.0 Search vendor "Riverbed" for product "Steelcentral Appinternals Dynamic Sampling Agent" and version " >= 12.0.0 < 12.13.0" | - |
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| Riverbed Search vendor "Riverbed" | Steelcentral Appinternals Dynamic Sampling Agent Search vendor "Riverbed" for product "Steelcentral Appinternals Dynamic Sampling Agent" | 10.0.0 Search vendor "Riverbed" for product "Steelcentral Appinternals Dynamic Sampling Agent" and version "10.0.0" | - |
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