CVE-2021-3621
Apache SSSD Shell Command Injection Vulnerability
Description
A flaw was found in SSSD, where the sssctl command was vulnerable to shell command injection via the logs-fetch and cache-expire subcommands. This flaw allows an attacker to trick the root user into running a specially crafted sssctl command, such as via sudo, to gain root access. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 23, 2021, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 6:22 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2021-3621
vulnerability.
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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-2021-3621.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975142 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00028.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://sssd.io/release-notes/sssd-2.6.0.html | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975142 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00028.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://sssd.io/release-notes/sssd-2.6.0.html | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2021-3621 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975142 Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00028.html Added Reference https://sssd.io/release-notes/sssd-2.6.0.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 04, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00028.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00028.html Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sssd:sssd:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:sssd:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 29, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00028.html [No Types Assigned] -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Oct. 24, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE NIST CWE-78 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 07, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975142 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975142 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://sssd.io/release-notes/sssd-2.6.0.html No Types Assigned https://sssd.io/release-notes/sssd-2.6.0.html Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sssd:sssd:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization_host:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-3621 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-2021-3621
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.49 }} 0.14%
score
0.75742
percentile