Path traversal in The Update Framework (TUF) - CVE-2021-41131
Published: October 20, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU57574
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41131
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the "tuf/client" and "tuf/ngclient". A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read or overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
The Update Framework (TUF)
How to mitigate CVE-2021-41131
Install update from vendor's website.
The Update Framework (TUF) - update to 0.19.0