7.5
HIGH
CVE-2021-31957
Microsoft ASP.NET Core XML Entity Expansion
Description

ASP.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability

INFO

Published Date :

June 8, 2021, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 29, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-31957 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 Microsoft .net_core
2 Microsoft visual_studio_2019
3 Microsoft .net
1 Fedoraproject fedora

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-31957 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-31957 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. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description ASP.NET Denial of Service Vulnerability ASP.NET Core Denial of Service Vulnerability
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Aug. 01, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 Microsoft Corporation AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4PRVVLXXQEF4SEJOBV3VRJHGX7YHY2CG/ [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
    Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CVCDYIP4A6DDRT7G6P3ZW6PKNK2DNWJ2/ [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
    Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PMHWHRRYDHKM6BIINW5V7OCSW4SDWB4W/ [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
    Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VMAO4NG2OQ4PCXUQWMNSCMYWLIJJY6UY/ [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CVCDYIP4A6DDRT7G6P3ZW6PKNK2DNWJ2/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4PRVVLXXQEF4SEJOBV3VRJHGX7YHY2CG/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VMAO4NG2OQ4PCXUQWMNSCMYWLIJJY6UY/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PMHWHRRYDHKM6BIINW5V7OCSW4SDWB4W/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 07, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_core:3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:8.10:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.0 up to (including) 16.10 OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0 up to (including) 5.0.6 *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.1 up to (including) 3.1.15 *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:8.10:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.0 up to (including) 16.10
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 28, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4PRVVLXXQEF4SEJOBV3VRJHGX7YHY2CG/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4PRVVLXXQEF4SEJOBV3VRJHGX7YHY2CG/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CVCDYIP4A6DDRT7G6P3ZW6PKNK2DNWJ2/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CVCDYIP4A6DDRT7G6P3ZW6PKNK2DNWJ2/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PMHWHRRYDHKM6BIINW5V7OCSW4SDWB4W/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PMHWHRRYDHKM6BIINW5V7OCSW4SDWB4W/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VMAO4NG2OQ4PCXUQWMNSCMYWLIJJY6UY/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VMAO4NG2OQ4PCXUQWMNSCMYWLIJJY6UY/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-31957 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-31957 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_core:3.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:8.10:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_studio_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 16.0 up to (including) 16.10
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 16, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PMHWHRRYDHKM6BIINW5V7OCSW4SDWB4W/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CVCDYIP4A6DDRT7G6P3ZW6PKNK2DNWJ2/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4PRVVLXXQEF4SEJOBV3VRJHGX7YHY2CG/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VMAO4NG2OQ4PCXUQWMNSCMYWLIJJY6UY/ [No Types Assigned]
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-2021-31957 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-2021-31957 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.20 }} 0.02%

score

0.57282

percentile

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