Improper access control in Ignition
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-43996 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-284 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Ignition Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
| Vendor | facade.company |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Improper access control
EUVDB-ID: #VU58392
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43996
CWE-ID:
CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the "fix variable names" feature. A remote attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to the application.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIgnition: 1.16.0 - 2.0.5
External linkshttp://github.com/facade/ignition/compare/1.16.14...1.16.15
http://github.com/facade/ignition/pull/285
http://github.com/facade/ignition/compare/2.0.5...2.0.6
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
