Path traversal in Cortex - CVE-2021-36157

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Path traversal in Cortex - CVE-2021-36157

Published: June 15, 2022 / Updated: June 16, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU64411
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36157
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 in header value X-Scope-OrgID. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.


Affected software

Cortex
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform

How to mitigate CVE-2021-36157

Install update from vendor's website.

Cortex - update to 1.10.0
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - update to 4.13.1

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