4.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-40858
Auerswald COMpact 5500R Remote File Disclosure Vulnerability
Description

Auerswald COMpact 5500R devices before 8.2B allow Arbitrary File Disclosure. A sub-admin can read the cleartext Admin password via the fileName=../../etc/passwd substring.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Jan. 4, 2022, 4:08 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-40858 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
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-2021-40858.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165166/Auerswald-COMpact-8.0B-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2021-006 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/en/advisories/-advisories-publicised-vulnerability-analyses Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-40858 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
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 04, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2021-006 No Types Assigned https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2021-006 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.redteam-pentesting.de/advisories/rt-sa-2021-006 [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:C/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165166/Auerswald-COMpact-8.0B-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165166/Auerswald-COMpact-8.0B-Arbitrary-File-Disclosure.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-22
    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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Exploit Prediction

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

1.75 }} -0.04%

score

0.88308

percentile

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