CVE-2021-40870 is a vulnerability in Aviatrix Controller
Published on September 13, 2021
An issue was discovered in Aviatrix Controller 6.x before 6.5-1804.1922. Unrestricted upload of a file with a dangerous type is possible, which allows an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code via directory traversal.
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Aviatrix Controller Unrestricted Upload of File vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Unrestricted upload of a file with a dangerous type is possible, which allows an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code via directory traversal.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by February 1, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2021-40870 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors in an automatable fashion. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-40870
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Exploit Probability
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