CVE-2021-27230 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

ExpressionEngine before 5.4.2 and 6.x before 6.0.3 allows PHP Code Injection by certain authenticated users who can leverage Translate::save() to write to an _lang.php file under the system/user/language directory.

Published: 2021-03-15

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine::::::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-13995	ExpressionEngine before 5.4.2 and 6.x before 6.0.3 allows PHP Code Injection by certain authenticated users who can leverage Translate::save() to write to an _lang.php file under the system/user/language directory.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00938.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2021-03
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161805/ExpressionEngine-6.0.2-PHP-Code-Injection.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Mar/32
https://expressionengine.com/features
https://hackerone.com/reports/1093444

History

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Subscriptions

Expressionengine Expressionengine

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-03-15T22:52:42.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T20:48:15.992Z

Reserved: 2021-02-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-27230

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-03-15T23:15:12.703

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:57:38.697

Link: CVE-2021-27230

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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