Vulnerability · Published Sep 15, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-40845
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.7% (higher than 92% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)4.7%top 8.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
The web part of Zenitel AlphaCom XE Audio Server through 11.2.3.10, called AlphaWeb XE, does not restrict file upload in the Custom Scripts section at php/index.php. Neither the content nor extension of the uploaded files is checked, allowing execution of PHP code under the /cmd directory.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164149/Zenitel-AlphaCom-XE-Audio-Server-11.2.3.10-Shell-Upload.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/ricardojoserf/CVE-2021-40845 x_refsource_MISC
- https://ricardojoserf.github.io/CVE-2021-40845/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164160/Zenitel-AlphaCom-XE-Audio-Server-11.2.3.10-Shell-Upload.html x_refsource_MISC