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Vulnerability · Published Mar 25, 2021 · Assigned by talos

CVE-2021-21783

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in Genivia. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 5.3% (higher than 93% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.0)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)5.3%top 7.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A code execution vulnerability exists in the WS-Addressing plugin functionality of Genivia gSOAP 2.8.107. A specially crafted SOAP request can lead to remote code execution. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.20gsoap2.8.113-r0ALPINE-CVE-2021-21783
Alpine:v3.21gsoap2.8.113-r0ALPINE-CVE-2021-21783
Alpine:v3.22gsoap2.8.113-r0ALPINE-CVE-2021-21783
Alpine:v3.23gsoap2.8.113-r0ALPINE-CVE-2021-21783
Alpine:v3.24gsoap2.8.113-r0ALPINE-CVE-2021-21783
Debian:12gsoapno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2021-21783
Debian:13gsoapno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2021-21783
Debian:14gsoapno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2021-21783
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSgsoapno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-21783
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSgsoapno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-21783
Ubuntu:25.10gsoapno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-21783
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSgsoapno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-21783
Ubuntu:26.10gsoapno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2021-21783

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Genivia Genivia gSOAP 2.8.109, Genivia gSOAP 2.8.110

Weakness: CWE-680 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References