Medium severity · published Mar 26, 2021
CVE-2021-1629
Tableau Server fails to validate certain URLs that are embedded in emails sent to Tableau Server users
6.1
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Tableau Server fails to validate certain URLs that are embedded in emails sent to Tableau Server users.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 71% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TS
Tableau Server · Tableau
2019.4 before 2019.4.18; 2020.1 before 2020.1.15; 2020.2 before 2020.2.12; 2020.3 before 2020.3.7; 2020.4 before 2020.4.3; 2019.4 before 2019.4.18; +4 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1629
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-1629
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162138/Tableau-Server-Open-Redirection.html
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/22
Vendor Advisory
https://help.salesforce.com/articleView?id=000357424&type=1&mode=1
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