#VU50713 OS Command Injection in Operations Bridge Reporter - CVE-2021-22502
Published: February 16, 2021 / Updated: August 25, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50713
Vulnerability risk: Critical
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:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22502
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerable software:
Operations Bridge Reporter
Operations Bridge Reporter
Software vendor:
OpenText
OpenText
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the "Token" parameter provided to the LogonResource endpoint. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being exploited in-the-wild by the Mirai botnet in August 2021.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.