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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

CVE-2021-4406

High
9.1/10

Summary

An authenticated attacker is able to create alerts that trigger a stored XSS attack. POC * go to the alert manager * open the ITSM tab * add a webhook with the URL/service token value ' -h && id | tee /tmp/ttttttddddssss #' (whitespaces are tab characters) * click add * click apply * create a test alert * The test alert will run the command “id | tee /tmp/ttttttddddssss” as root. * after the test alert inspect /tmp/ttttttddddssss it'll contain the ids of the root user.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • CHANGED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-77 - Command Injection

A command injection attack involves injecting an operating system command through the data input, which gets executed on the host operating system with the privileges of the victimized application. The impact of a command injection attack may range from loss of data confidentiality and integrity to unauthorized remote access to the hosting system. The attack may cause serious data breaches and system takeover.

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