9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2021-3823
Bitdefender GravityZone Path Traversal
Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the UpdateServer component of Bitdefender GravityZone allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable instances. This issue affects: Bitdefender GravityZone versions prior to 3.3.8.249.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 28, 2021, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 3, 2021, 5:59 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-3823 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 Bitdefender gravityzone
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/path-traversal-vulnerability-in-bitdefender-gravitzone-update-server-in-relay-mode-va-10039/ Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-3823 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 03, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/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://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/path-traversal-vulnerability-in-bitdefender-gravitzone-update-server-in-relay-mode-va-10039/ No Types Assigned https://www.bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/path-traversal-vulnerability-in-bitdefender-gravitzone-update-server-in-relay-mode-va-10039/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bitdefender:gravityzone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.3.8.249
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 28, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the UpdateServer component of Bitdefender GravityZone allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable instances. This issue affects: Bitdefender GravityZone versions prior to 3.3.8.249. Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the UpdateServer component of Bitdefender GravityZone allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable instances. This issue affects: Bitdefender GravityZone versions prior to 3.3.8.249.
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

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.32 }} 0.02%

score

0.70830

percentile

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