Skip to main content

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVE-2021-42857

Medium
5.3/10

Summary

It was discovered that the SteelCentral AppInternals Dynamic Sampling Agent's (DSA) AgentDaServlet has directory traversal vulnerabilities at the "/api/appInternals/1.0/agent/da/pcf" API. The affected endpoint does not have any validation of the user's input that allows a malicious payload to be injected.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-22 - Path Traversal

Path traversal (or directory traversal), is a vulnerability that allows malicious users to traverse the server's root directory, gaining access to arbitrary files and folders such as application code & data, back-end credentials, and sensitive operating system files. In the worst-case scenario, an attacker could potentially execute arbitrary files on the server, resulting in a denial of service attack. Such an exploit may severely impact the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of an application.

References

Advisory Timeline

  • Published