CVE-2021-42537 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

VISAM VBASE version 11.6.0.6 processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.002.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Visam	Vbase Web-remote

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:visam:vbase_web-remote:11.6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-29506	VISAM VBASE version 11.6.0.6 processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

Fixes

Solution

VISAM recommends users update to VBASE v11.7.0.2 or later. Users may obtain a download link by submitting a request form. For more information, please contact VISAM using the information provided on the company contact page.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-308-01

History

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published: 2022-07-27T20:20:22.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-17T15:50:48.868Z

Reserved: 2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-42537

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T03:30:38.518Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-07-27T21:15:08.687

Modified: 2025-04-17T16:15:23.990

Link: CVE-2021-42537

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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