Vulnerability · Published Jan 13, 2022 · Assigned by zdi
CVE-2021-34995
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity unrestricted file upload in CommCell from Commvault. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 68.9% (higher than 99.4% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Commvault CommCell 11.22.22. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the DownloadCenterUploadHandler class. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can allow the upload of arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of NETWORK SERVICE. Was ZDI-CAN-13756.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-434 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1330/ x_refsource_MISC