CVE-2021-29449
"Pi-hole Privilege Escalation Vulnerability"
Description
Pi-hole is a Linux network-level advertisement and Internet tracker blocking application. Multiple privilege escalation vulnerabilities were discovered in version 5.2.4 of Pi-hole core. See the referenced GitHub security advisory for details.
INFO
Published Date :
April 14, 2021, 10:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 2, 2022, 4:01 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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-2021-29449.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163715/Pi-Hole-Remove-Commands-Linux-Privilege-Escalation.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/security/advisories/GHSA-3597-244c-wrpj | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2021-02_CSNC-2021-008_Pi-hole_Privilege_Escalation.txt | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2021-29449 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Aug. 02, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CWE NIST CWE-78 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 05, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163715/Pi-Hole-Remove-Commands-Linux-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163715/Pi-Hole-Remove-Commands-Linux-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE NIST CWE-269 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 30, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163715/Pi-Hole-Remove-Commands-Linux-Privilege-Escalation.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 27, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2021-02_CSNC-2021-008_Pi-hole_Privilege_Escalation.txt No Types Assigned https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2021-02_CSNC-2021-008_Pi-hole_Privilege_Escalation.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 27, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2021-02_CSNC-2021-008_Pi-hole_Privilege_Escalation.txt [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 22, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/security/advisories/GHSA-3597-244c-wrpj No Types Assigned https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/security/advisories/GHSA-3597-244c-wrpj Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pi-hole:pi-hole:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.2.4 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 14, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Pi-hole is a Linux network-level advertisement and Internet tracker blocking application. Multiple privilege escalation vulnerabilities were discovered in version 5.2.4 of Pi-hole core. See the referenced GitHub security advisory for details. Pi-hole is a Linux network-level advertisement and Internet tracker blocking application. Multiple privilege escalation vulnerabilities were discovered in version 5.2.4 of Pi-hole core. See the referenced GitHub security advisory for details.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-29449 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-2021-29449
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.51 }} 0.15%
score
0.77028
percentile