2.3
LOW
CVE-2021-22887
Pulse Secure PSA-Series Hardware BIOS Firmware Tampering Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability in the BIOS of Pulse Secure (PSA-Series Hardware) models PSA5000 and PSA7000 could allow an attacker to compromise BIOS firmware. This vulnerability can be exploited only as part of an attack chain. Before an attacker can compromise the BIOS, they must exploit the device.

INFO

Published Date :

March 16, 2021, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 22, 2021, 7:43 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

0.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-22887 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 Supermicro x10slh-f_firmware
2 Supermicro x10sll-f_firmware
3 Supermicro x10slm-f_firmware
4 Supermicro x10sll\+f_firmware
5 Supermicro x10slm\+-f_firmware
6 Supermicro x10slm\+ln4f_firmware
7 Supermicro x10sla-f_firmware
8 Supermicro x10sl7-f_firmware
9 Supermicro x10sll-s_firmware
10 Supermicro x10sll-sf_firmware
1 Pulsesecure psa-5000_firmware
2 Pulsesecure psa-7000_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-2021-22887.

URL Resource
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44712 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/security/Trickbot Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-22887 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44712 No Types Assigned https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44712 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/security/Trickbot No Types Assigned https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/security/Trickbot Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:pulsesecure:psa-5000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:pulsesecure:psa-5000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:pulsesecure:psa-7000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:pulsesecure:psa-7000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x10slh-f_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.4 OR cpe:2.3:h:supermicro:x10slh-f:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x10sll-f_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.4 OR cpe:2.3:h:supermicro:x10sll-f:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x10slm-f_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.4 OR cpe:2.3:h:supermicro:x10slm-f:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x10sll\+f_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.4 OR cpe:2.3:h:supermicro:x10sll\+f:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x10slm\+-f_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.4 OR cpe:2.3:h:supermicro:x10slm\+-f:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x10slm\+ln4f_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.4 OR cpe:2.3:h:supermicro:x10slm\+ln4f:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x10sla-f_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.4 OR cpe:2.3:h:supermicro:x10sla-f:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x10sl7-f_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.4 OR cpe:2.3:h:supermicro:x10sl7-f:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x10sll-s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.4 OR cpe:2.3:h:supermicro:x10sll-s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:supermicro:x10sll-sf_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.4 OR cpe:2.3:h:supermicro:x10sll-sf:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-22887 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

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0.10264

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