Arbitrary Command Execution Affecting org.apache.jspwiki:jspwiki-builder package, versions [,2.11.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHEJSPWIKI-1925888
  • published24 Nov 2021
  • disclosed24 Nov 2021
  • credithaby0

Introduced: 24 Nov 2021

CVE-2021-44140  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-77  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.jspwiki:jspwiki-builder to version 2.11.0 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.jspwiki:jspwiki-builder is a WikiWiki clone, written in Java and JSP.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Execution by using a carefuly crafted HTTP request on logout, which may allow an attacker to delete arbitrary files in the system, given that those files are reachable to the user running the package.

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