Path traversal in Teamcenter Active Workspace - CVE-2021-40357
Published: September 15, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56617
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40357
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote administrator can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
Teamcenter Active Workspace
How to mitigate CVE-2021-40357
Install update from vendor's website.
Teamcenter Active Workspace - addressed in versions 4.3.10, 5.0.8, 5.1.5, 5.2.1