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CVE-2021-40870

An issue was discovered in Aviatrix Controller 6.x before 6.5-1804.1922. Unrestricted upload of a file with a dangerous type is possible, which...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
September 13, 2021
Published Date
September 13, 2021
Last Updated
February 04, 2025
Vendor
n/a
Product
n/a
Description
An issue was discovered in Aviatrix Controller 6.x before 6.5-1804.1922. Unrestricted upload of a file with a dangerous type is possible, which allows an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code via directory traversal.
Tags
cisa nuclei_scanner

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

9.8 - CRITICAL

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

7.5

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Automatable
Yes
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2022-01-18 00:00:00 UTC) Source
Proof of Concept Available
Yes (added 2021-10-08 05:35:40 UTC) Source

References

https://docs.aviatrix.com/HowTos/UCC_Release_Notes.html#security-note-9-11-2021 https://wearetradecraft.com/advisories/tc-2021-0002/ http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164461/Aviatrix-Controller-6.x-Path-Traversal-Code-Execution.html

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2022-01-18 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-40870.yaml 2025-04-26 00:00:00 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

JoyGhoshs/CVE-2021-40870

Type: github • Created: 2021-10-08 05:35:40 UTC • Stars: 2

Unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type in Aviatrix allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code

orangmuda/CVE-2021-40870

Type: github • Created: 2021-10-07 21:34:00 UTC • Stars: 3

Aviatrix allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code

0xAgun/CVE-2021-40870

Type: github • Created: 2021-10-07 17:19:12 UTC • Stars: 15

Aviatrix Controller 6.x before 6.5-1804.1922. Unrestricted upload of a file which allows an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code via directory traversal

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Proof of Concept Exploit Available

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Detected by Nuclei