CVE-2021-28398
GeoNetwork Remote OS Command Execution Vulnerability
Description
A privileged attacker in GeoNetwork before 3.12.0 and 4.x before 4.0.4 can use the directory harvester before-script to execute arbitrary OS commands remotely on the hosting infrastructure. A User Administrator or Administrator account is required to perform this. This occurs in the runBeforeScript method in harvesters/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/kernel/harvest/harvester/localfilesystem/LocalFilesystemHarvester.java. The earliest affected version is 3.4.0.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 5, 2022, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 1, 2022, 2:18 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.2
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-2021-28398.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://geonetwork-opensource.org/ | Product |
| https://geonetwork-opensource.org/manuals/trunk/en/overview/change-log/version-3.6.0.html | Patch Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/security/advisories/GHSA-cf8p-c88c-h9jf | Mitigation Patch Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Oct. 01, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:geonetwork-opensource:geonetwork:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.4.0 up to (excluding) 3.12.0 *cpe:2.3:a:geonetwork-opensource:geonetwork:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.0 up to (excluding) 4.0.4 *cpe:2.3:a:geonetwork-opensource:geonetwork:4.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:geonetwork-opensource:geonetwork:4.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:geonetwork:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.4.0 up to (excluding) 3.12.0 *cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:geonetwork:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.0 up to (excluding) 4.0.4 *cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:geonetwork:4.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:geonetwork:4.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 09, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://geonetwork-opensource.org/ No Types Assigned https://geonetwork-opensource.org/ Product Changed Reference Type https://geonetwork-opensource.org/manuals/trunk/en/overview/change-log/version-3.6.0.html No Types Assigned https://geonetwork-opensource.org/manuals/trunk/en/overview/change-log/version-3.6.0.html Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork No Types Assigned https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/security/advisories/GHSA-cf8p-c88c-h9jf No Types Assigned https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/security/advisories/GHSA-cf8p-c88c-h9jf Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-78 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:geonetwork-opensource:geonetwork:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.4.0 up to (excluding) 3.12.0 *cpe:2.3:a:geonetwork-opensource:geonetwork:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.0 up to (excluding) 4.0.4 *cpe:2.3:a:geonetwork-opensource:geonetwork:4.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:geonetwork-opensource:geonetwork:4.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-28398 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-2021-28398
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.13 }} -0.00%
score
0.48356
percentile