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CVE-2021-42855 Detail

Description

It was discovered that the SteelCentral AppInternals Dynamic Sampling Agent (DSA) uses the ".debug_command.config" file to store a json string that contains a list of IDs and pre-configured commands. The config file is subsequently used by the "/api/appInternals/1.0/agent/configuration" API to map the corresponding ID to a command to be executed.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score matches with CNA score
CNA:  Government Technology Agency of Singapore Cyber Security Group (GovTech CSG)
Base Score:  7.8 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Hyperlink Resource
https://aternity.force.com/customersuccess/s/article/Local-privilege-escalation-due-to-misconfigured-write-permission-on-debug-command-config-file-CVE-2021-42855 Third Party Advisory 
https://aternity.force.com/customersuccess/s/article/Local-privilege-escalation-due-to-misconfigured-write-permission-on-debug-command-config-file-CVE-2021-42855 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-284 Improper Access Control Government Technology Agency of Singapore Cyber Security Group (GovTech CSG)  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:riverbed:steelcentral_appinternals_dynamic_sampling_agent:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
 cpe:2.3:a:riverbed:steelcentral_appinternals_dynamic_sampling_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		From (including)
11.0.0		Up to (excluding)
11.8.8
 cpe:2.3:a:riverbed:steelcentral_appinternals_dynamic_sampling_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		From (including)
12.0.0		Up to (excluding)
12.13.0

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-42855
NVD Published Date:
03/10/2022
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
Government Technology Agency of Singapore Cyber Security Group (GovTech CSG)