2.7
LOW
CVE-2021-21544
Dell EMC iDRAC9 Improper Authentication Vulnerability
Description

Dell EMC iDRAC9 versions prior to 4.40.00.00 contain an improper authentication vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to manipulate the username field under the comment section and set the value to any user.

INFO

Published Date :

April 30, 2021, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 25, 2022, 7:14 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

1.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-21544 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-21544 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Dell idrac9_firmware
2 Dell emc_idrac9_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-21544.

URL Resource
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000185293 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

CVEs for Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)

bmc cves idrac

Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago
7 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Oct. 21, 2022, 3:16 p.m. This repo has been linked 59 different CVEs too.

My CVE numbers

Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 23, 2022, 10:17 a.m. This repo has been linked 26 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-21544 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-21544 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-669
    Added CWE NIST CWE-287
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000185293 No Types Assigned https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000185293 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-669
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:idrac9_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.40.00.00
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-21544 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-21544 weaknesses.

CAPEC-22: Exploiting Trust in Client Exploiting Trust in Client CAPEC-57: Utilizing REST's Trust in the System Resource to Obtain Sensitive Data Utilizing REST's Trust in the System Resource to Obtain Sensitive Data CAPEC-94: Adversary in the Middle (AiTM) Adversary in the Middle (AiTM) CAPEC-114: Authentication Abuse Authentication Abuse CAPEC-115: Authentication Bypass Authentication Bypass CAPEC-151: Identity Spoofing Identity Spoofing CAPEC-194: Fake the Source of Data Fake the Source of Data CAPEC-593: Session Hijacking Session Hijacking CAPEC-633: Token Impersonation Token Impersonation CAPEC-650: Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server CAPEC-21: Exploitation of Trusted Identifiers Exploitation of Trusted Identifiers CAPEC-31: Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies CAPEC-162: Manipulating Hidden Fields Manipulating Hidden Fields CAPEC-202: Create Malicious Client Create Malicious Client CAPEC-207: Removing Important Client Functionality Removing Important Client Functionality CAPEC-208: Removing/short-circuiting 'Purse' logic: removing/mutating 'cash' decrements Removing/short-circuiting 'Purse' logic: removing/mutating 'cash' decrements CAPEC-383: Harvesting Information via API Event Monitoring Harvesting Information via API Event Monitoring CAPEC-384: Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-Middle Application API Message Manipulation via Man-in-the-Middle CAPEC-385: Transaction or Event Tampering via Application API Manipulation Transaction or Event Tampering via Application API Manipulation CAPEC-386: Application API Navigation Remapping Application API Navigation Remapping CAPEC-387: Navigation Remapping To Propagate Malicious Content Navigation Remapping To Propagate Malicious Content CAPEC-388: Application API Button Hijacking Application API Button Hijacking
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} 0.00%

score

0.33395

percentile

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