9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2021-28834
Kramdown Rouge Code Execution
Description

Kramdown before 2.3.1 does not restrict Rouge formatters to the Rouge::Formatters namespace, and thus arbitrary classes can be instantiated.

INFO

Published Date :

March 19, 2021, 7:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:32 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-28834 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 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Kramdown_project kramdown

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-28834 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-28834 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 MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S3BBLUIDCUUR3NEE4NJLOCCAV3ALQ3O6/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SYOLQKFL6IJCQLBXV34Z4TI4O54GESPR/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NJCJVYHPY6LNUFM6LYZIAUIYOMVT5QGV/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/S3BBLUIDCUUR3NEE4NJLOCCAV3ALQ3O6/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SYOLQKFL6IJCQLBXV34Z4TI4O54GESPR/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NJCJVYHPY6LNUFM6LYZIAUIYOMVT5QGV/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 19, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NJCJVYHPY6LNUFM6LYZIAUIYOMVT5QGV/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NJCJVYHPY6LNUFM6LYZIAUIYOMVT5QGV/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/S3BBLUIDCUUR3NEE4NJLOCCAV3ALQ3O6/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/S3BBLUIDCUUR3NEE4NJLOCCAV3ALQ3O6/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SYOLQKFL6IJCQLBXV34Z4TI4O54GESPR/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SYOLQKFL6IJCQLBXV34Z4TI4O54GESPR/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4890 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4890 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 13, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4890 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NJCJVYHPY6LNUFM6LYZIAUIYOMVT5QGV/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NJCJVYHPY6LNUFM6LYZIAUIYOMVT5QGV/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/S3BBLUIDCUUR3NEE4NJLOCCAV3ALQ3O6/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/S3BBLUIDCUUR3NEE4NJLOCCAV3ALQ3O6/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SYOLQKFL6IJCQLBXV34Z4TI4O54GESPR/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SYOLQKFL6IJCQLBXV34Z4TI4O54GESPR/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 30, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SYOLQKFL6IJCQLBXV34Z4TI4O54GESPR/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NJCJVYHPY6LNUFM6LYZIAUIYOMVT5QGV/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/S3BBLUIDCUUR3NEE4NJLOCCAV3ALQ3O6/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 25, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/gettalong/kramdown/compare/REL_2_3_0...REL_2_3_1 No Types Assigned https://github.com/gettalong/kramdown/compare/REL_2_3_0...REL_2_3_1 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/gettalong/kramdown/pull/708 No Types Assigned https://github.com/gettalong/kramdown/pull/708 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/commit/179329b5c3c118924fb242dc449d06b4ed6ccb66 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/commit/179329b5c3c118924fb242dc449d06b4ed6ccb66 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kramdown_project:kramdown:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.3.1
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-2021-28834 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-2021-28834 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

2.00 }} 0.28%

score

0.87515

percentile

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