Medium severity · published May 7, 2021
CVE-2021-32093
The ConfigFileAction component of U.S
6.5
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The ConfigFileAction component of U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) Emissary 5.9.0 allows an authenticated user to read arbitrary files via the ConfigName parameter.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 63% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EM
Emissary · Nsa
5.9.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32093
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-32093
Exploit
https://blog.sonarsource.com/code-vulnerabilities-in-nsa-application-revealed
Exploit
https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/nsa-workflow-application-emissary-vulnerable-to-malicious-takeover
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