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8.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2021-40857
Auerswald COMpact 5500R Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Auerswald COMpact 5500R devices before 8.2B allow Privilege Escalation via the passwd=1 substring.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 13, 2021, 4:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:24 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-40857 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 Auerswald compact_5500r_ip_firmware
2 Auerswald compact_5200r_ip_firmware
3 Auerswald compact_5000r_ip_firmware
4 Auerswald compact_4000_ip_firmware
5 Auerswald commander_6000r_ip_firmware
6 Auerswald commander_6000rx_ip_firmware
7 Auerswald commander_business\(19\"\)_ip_firmware
8 Auerswald commander_basic.2\(19\"\)_ip_firmware
9 Auerswald compact_5010_voip_ip_firmware
10 Auerswald compact_5020_voip_ip_firmware
11 Auerswald compact_5500r_ip
12 Auerswald compact_5200r_ip
13 Auerswald compact_5000r_ip
14 Auerswald compact_4000r_ip
15 Auerswald commander_6000r_ip
16 Auerswald commander_6000rx_ip
17 Auerswald commander_business\(19\"\)_ip
18 Auerswald commander_basic.2\(19\"\)_ip
19 Auerswald compact_5010_voip_ip
20 Auerswald compact_5020_voip_ip
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 20
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
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-2021-40857.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165163/Auerswald-COMpact-8.0B-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2021-005 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/-advisories-publicised-vulnerability-analyses Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165163/Auerswald-COMpact-8.0B-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2021-005 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/-advisories-publicised-vulnerability-analyses Exploit Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-40857 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-2021-40857 weaknesses.

CAPEC-50: Password Recovery Exploitation Password Recovery Exploitation CAPEC-102: Session Sidejacking Session Sidejacking CAPEC-474: Signature Spoofing by Key Theft Signature Spoofing by Key Theft CAPEC-509: Kerberoasting Kerberoasting CAPEC-551: Modify Existing Service Modify Existing Service CAPEC-555: Remote Services with Stolen Credentials Remote Services with Stolen Credentials CAPEC-560: Use of Known Domain Credentials Use of Known Domain Credentials CAPEC-561: Windows Admin Shares with Stolen Credentials Windows Admin Shares with Stolen Credentials CAPEC-600: Credential Stuffing Credential Stuffing CAPEC-644: Use of Captured Hashes (Pass The Hash) Use of Captured Hashes (Pass The Hash) CAPEC-645: Use of Captured Tickets (Pass The Ticket) Use of Captured Tickets (Pass The Ticket) CAPEC-652: Use of Known Kerberos Credentials Use of Known Kerberos Credentials CAPEC-653: Use of Known Operating System Credentials Use of Known Operating System Credentials

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-40857 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-40857 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165163/Auerswald-COMpact-8.0B-Privilege-Escalation.html
    Added Reference https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2021-005
    Added Reference https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/-advisories-publicised-vulnerability-analyses
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Mar. 31, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2021-005 No Types Assigned https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2021-005 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 28, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2021-005 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 16, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165163/Auerswald-COMpact-8.0B-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165163/Auerswald-COMpact-8.0B-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/-advisories-publicised-vulnerability-analyses No Types Assigned https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/-advisories-publicised-vulnerability-analyses Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-522
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_5500r_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.0b OR cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:compact_5500r_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_5200r_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.0b OR cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:compact_5200r_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_5000r_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.0b OR cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:compact_5000r_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_4000_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.0b OR cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:compact_4000r_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:commander_6000r_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.0b OR cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:commander_6000r_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:commander_6000rx_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.0b OR cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:commander_6000rx_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:commander_business\(19\"\)_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.0b OR cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:commander_business\(19\"\)_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:commander_basic.2\(19\"\)_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.0b OR cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:commander_basic.2\(19\"\)_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_5010_voip_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.0b OR cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:compact_5010_voip_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:auerswald:compact_5020_voip_ip_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.0b OR cpe:2.3:h:auerswald:compact_5020_voip_ip:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 6.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

1.39 }} 0.07%

score

0.79443

percentile