#VU71373 Command Injection in iText - CVE-2021-43113
Published: January 20, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71373
Vulnerability risk: High
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:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43113
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
iText
iText
Software vendor:
iText Group NV
iText Group NV
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the GhostscriptHelper.java when processing data passed via a CompareTool filename. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the application and execute arbitrary Java code on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.