9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2021-41110
"CWL Viewer Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability"
Description

cwlviewer is a web application to view and share Common Workflow Language workflows. Versions prior to 1.3.1 contain a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability. Commit number f6066f09edb70033a2ce80200e9fa9e70a5c29de (dated 2021-09-30) contains a patch. There are no available workarounds aside from installing the patch. The SnakeYaml constructor, by default, allows any data to be parsed. To fix the issue the object needs to be created with a `SafeConstructor` object, as seen in the patch.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 1, 2021, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:25 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-41110 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 Commonwl cwlviewer

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-41110 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-41110 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 https://github.com/common-workflow-language/cwlviewer/commit/f6066f09edb70033a2ce80200e9fa9e70a5c29de
    Added Reference https://github.com/common-workflow-language/cwlviewer/security/advisories/GHSA-7g7j-f5g3-fqp7
    Added Reference https://www.fatalerrors.org/a/analysis-of-the-snakeyaml-deserialization-in-java-security.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 08, 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://github.com/common-workflow-language/cwlviewer/commit/f6066f09edb70033a2ce80200e9fa9e70a5c29de No Types Assigned https://github.com/common-workflow-language/cwlviewer/commit/f6066f09edb70033a2ce80200e9fa9e70a5c29de Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/common-workflow-language/cwlviewer/security/advisories/GHSA-7g7j-f5g3-fqp7 No Types Assigned https://github.com/common-workflow-language/cwlviewer/security/advisories/GHSA-7g7j-f5g3-fqp7 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.fatalerrors.org/a/analysis-of-the-snakeyaml-deserialization-in-java-security.html No Types Assigned https://www.fatalerrors.org/a/analysis-of-the-snakeyaml-deserialization-in-java-security.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-502
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:commonwl:cwlviewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.3.1
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-41110 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.61 }} -0.66%

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0.67203

percentile

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