Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-38557
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the billz/raspap-webgui package (Packagist). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.2% (higher than 83% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.2%top 17.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
raspap-webgui in RaspAP 2.6.6 allows attackers to execute commands as root because of the insecure sudoers permissions. The www-data account can execute /etc/raspap/hostapd/enablelog.sh as root with no password; however, the www-data account can also overwrite /etc/raspap/hostapd/enablelog.sh with any executable content.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | billz/raspap-webgui | no fix listed | GHSA-536p-4pcj-5mr9 |