8.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-42192
Konga Incorrect Access Control Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Konga v0.14.9 is affected by an incorrect access control vulnerability where a specially crafted request can lead to privilege escalation.

INFO

Published Date :

May 4, 2022, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 10:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-42192 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-42192 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 Konga_project konga
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-2021-42192.

URL Resource
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-YU9zWiDVUps3Mb6zos3996yvZ48vW_vfOvaJLLHc4I/edit?usp=sharing Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pantsel/konga/ Product Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pantsel/konga/commit/d61535277aced18b5be0313ab2d124f60f649978
https://github.com/whokilleddb/Konga-Privilege-Escalation-Exploit Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50521 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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).

Authenticated Privilege Escalation In Konga API Gateway

Python

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
2 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Oct. 15, 2021, 8:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

essential templates for kenzer [DEPRECATED]

kenzer vulnerabilities kenzer-templates arpsyndicate

Python Shell Ruby

Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago
109 stars 34 fork 34 watcher
Born at : Sept. 18, 2020, 9:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 1654 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-42192 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-42192 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/pantsel/konga/commit/d61535277aced18b5be0313ab2d124f60f649978 [No types assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 14, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50521 No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50521 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 13, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50521 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 11, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    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://docs.google.com/document/d/1-YU9zWiDVUps3Mb6zos3996yvZ48vW_vfOvaJLLHc4I/edit?usp=sharing No Types Assigned https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-YU9zWiDVUps3Mb6zos3996yvZ48vW_vfOvaJLLHc4I/edit?usp=sharing Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pantsel/konga/ No Types Assigned https://github.com/pantsel/konga/ Product, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/whokilleddb/Konga-Privilege-Escalation-Exploit No Types Assigned https://github.com/whokilleddb/Konga-Privilege-Escalation-Exploit Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-863
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:konga_project:konga:0.14.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 06, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/whokilleddb/Konga-Privilege-Escalation-Exploit [No Types Assigned]
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-42192 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-2021-42192 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

4.56 }} -0.02%

score

0.92602

percentile

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