9.1
CRITICAL
CVE-2021-28154
Camunda Modeler File Access Vulnerability (Arbitrary File Access)
Description

Camunda Modeler (aka camunda-modeler) through 4.6.0 allows arbitrary file access. A remote attacker may send a crafted IPC message to the exposed vulnerable ipcRenderer IPC interface, which manipulates the readFile and writeFile APIs. NOTE: the vendor states "The way we secured the app is that it does not allow any remote scripts to be opened, no unsafe scripts to be evaluated, no remote sites to be browsed.

INFO

Published Date :

March 11, 2021, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 3, 2024, 10:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-28154 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 Camunda modeler
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/camunda/camunda-modeler/issues/2143 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-28154 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]

    Aug. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Tag MITRE disputed
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description ** DISPUTED ** Camunda Modeler (aka camunda-modeler) through 4.6.0 allows arbitrary file access. A remote attacker may send a crafted IPC message to the exposed vulnerable ipcRenderer IPC interface, which manipulates the readFile and writeFile APIs. NOTE: the vendor states "The way we secured the app is that it does not allow any remote scripts to be opened, no unsafe scripts to be evaluated, no remote sites to be browsed." Camunda Modeler (aka camunda-modeler) through 4.6.0 allows arbitrary file access. A remote attacker may send a crafted IPC message to the exposed vulnerable ipcRenderer IPC interface, which manipulates the readFile and writeFile APIs. NOTE: the vendor states "The way we secured the app is that it does not allow any remote scripts to be opened, no unsafe scripts to be evaluated, no remote sites to be browsed.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/camunda/camunda-modeler/issues/2143 No Types Assigned https://github.com/camunda/camunda-modeler/issues/2143 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-862
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:camunda:modeler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.6.0
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

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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.

0.93 }} 0.06%

score

0.83148

percentile

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