Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Checkbox Survey - CVE-2021-27852

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Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Checkbox Survey - CVE-2021-27852

Published: June 1, 2021 / Updated: October 13, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU53704
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27852
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerable software:
Checkbox Survey
Software vendor:
Checkbox Survey, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data in CheckboxWeb.dll. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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