8.1
HIGH
CVE-2021-23214
Apache HTTP Server SSL Certificate Verification Weakness
Description

When the server is configured to use trust authentication with a clientcert requirement or to use cert authentication, a man-in-the-middle attacker can inject arbitrary SQL queries when a connection is first established, despite the use of SSL certificate verification and encryption.

INFO

Published Date :

March 4, 2022, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-23214 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 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat software_collections
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Postgresql postgresql
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-2021-23214.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2022666 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=28e24125541545483093819efae9bca603441951
https://github.com/postgres/postgres/commit/28e24125541545483093819efae9bca603441951 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-04 Third Party Advisory
https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2021-23214/ Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-23214 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-23214 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=28e24125541545483093819efae9bca603441951 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git;a=commit;h=28e24125541545483093819efae9bca603441951
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 31, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-04 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-04 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-04 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 15, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2022666 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2022666 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git;a=commit;h=28e24125541545483093819efae9bca603441951 No Types Assigned https://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git;a=commit;h=28e24125541545483093819efae9bca603441951 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/postgres/postgres/commit/28e24125541545483093819efae9bca603441951 No Types Assigned https://github.com/postgres/postgres/commit/28e24125541545483093819efae9bca603441951 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2021-23214/ No Types Assigned https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2021-23214/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-89
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.6.24 *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0 up to (excluding) 10.19 *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0 up to (excluding) 11.14 *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.0 up to (excluding) 12.9 *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.0 up to (excluding) 13.5 *cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:software_collections:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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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-2021-23214 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

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

0.19 }} -0.01%

score

0.56836

percentile

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