CVE-2021-43857 (GCVE-0-2021-43857)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-27 18:30 – Updated: 2024-08-04 04:10
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Title
Gerapy may contain remote code execution vulnerability
Summary
Gerapy is a distributed crawler management framework. Gerapy prior to version 0.9.8 is vulnerable to remote code execution, and this issue is patched in version 0.9.8.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/Gerapy/Gerapy/issues/219 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/Gerapy/Gerapy/security/advisor… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/Gerapy/Gerapy/commit/49bcb19be… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165459/Gerap… | x_refsource_MISC |
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