Open redirect in iDRAC9 - CVE-2021-21579
Published: April 27, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62642
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21579
CWE-ID: CWE-601
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect victims to arbitrary URL.
The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can create a link that leads to a trusted website, however, when clicked, redirects the victim to arbitrary domain.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to perform a phishing attack and steal potentially sensitive information.
Affected software
iDRAC9
EMC ECS
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance
PowerScale OneFS
EMC ECS
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance
PowerScale OneFS
How to mitigate CVE-2021-21579
Install updates from vendor's website.
iDRAC9 - update to 4.40.40.00
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance - update to 4.5.462
PowerScale OneFS - update to 11.7
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance - update to 4.5.462
PowerScale OneFS - update to 11.7