#VU57218 Input validation error in Apache Traffic Control - CVE-2021-42009

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#VU57218 Input validation error in Apache Traffic Control - CVE-2021-42009

Published: October 12, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU57218
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-42009
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Traffic Control
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to inject arbitrary content into emails.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input send to the /deliveryservices/request Traffic Ops API endpoint. A remote user can send a specially crafted request to the affected API endpoint and inject arbitrary content into email messages.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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