9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2021-45389
StarWind SAN and NAS Authentication Bypass JWT Token Injection
Description

A flaw was found with the JWT token. A self-signed JWT token could be injected into the update manager and bypass the authentication process, thus could escalate privileges. This affects StarWind SAN and NAS build 1578 and StarWind Command Center build 6864.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 4, 2022, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 1, 2022, 12:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-45389 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 Starwind command_center
2 Starwind san\&nas
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20211215-0001/
https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20211512-0001/ Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-45389 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]

    Sep. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description StarWind SAN & NAS build 1578 and StarWind Command Center Build 6864 Update Manager allows authentication with JTW token which is signed with any key. An attacker could use self-signed JTW token to bypass authentication resulting in escalation of privileges. A flaw was found with the JWT token. A self-signed JWT token could be injected into the update manager and bypass the authentication process, thus could escalate privileges. This affects StarWind SAN and NAS build 1578 and StarWind Command Center build 6864.
    Added Reference https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20211215-0001/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-269 CWE-287
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 14, 2022

    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.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20211512-0001/ No Types Assigned https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20211512-0001/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:starwind:command_center:6864:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:starwind:san\&nas:1578:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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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.

0.34 }} 0.03%

score

0.71747

percentile

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