Critical severity · published Nov 24, 2021
CVE-2021-44140
Remote attackers may delete arbitrary files in a system hosting a JSPWiki instance, versions up to 2.11.0.M8, by using a carefuly crafted http request on logout, given that those…
9.1
CVSS
6.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Remote attackers may delete arbitrary files in a system hosting a JSPWiki instance, versions up to 2.11.0.M8, by using a carefuly crafted http request on logout, given that those files are reachable to the user running the JSPWiki instance. Apache JSPWiki users should upgrade to 2.11.0 or later.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.4% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JS
Jspwiki · Apache
before 2.11.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44140
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-44140
Vendor Advisory
https://jspwiki-wiki.apache.org/Wiki.jsp?page=CVE-2021-44140
Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread/5qglpjdhvobppx7j550lf1sk28f6011t
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