#VU57971 Modification of assumed-immutable data in DAQFactory - CVE-2021-42701
Published: November 8, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU57971
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-42701
CWE-ID: CWE-471
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
DAQFactory
DAQFactory
Software vendor:
AzeoTech
AzeoTech
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not perform validation of the attacker-controlled data, assuming that data is valid and safe. A remote authenticated attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted project file, perform a man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack to obtain credentials and take over the user’s cloud account.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.