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Vulnerability · Published Oct 12, 2021 · Assigned by apache

CVE-2021-42009Apache Traffic Control Traffic Ops Email Injection Vulnerability

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity improper input validation in Apache Traffic Control from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.8% (higher than 87% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.8%top 13.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An authenticated Apache Traffic Control Traffic Ops user with Portal-level privileges can send a request with a specially-crafted email subject to the /deliveryservices/request Traffic Ops endpoint to send an email, from the Traffic Ops server, with an arbitrary body to an arbitrary email address. Apache Traffic Control 5.1.x users should upgrade to 5.1.3 or 6.0.0. 4.1.x users should upgrade to 5.1.3.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Gogithub.com/apache/trafficcontrol5.1.3GHSA-gw97-f6h8-gm94
Gogithub.com/apache/trafficcontrol5.1.3+incompatibleGO-2022-0602

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Traffic Control 4.0.0 – before Apache Traffic Control*

Weakness: CWE-20

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