CVE-2021-31581 (GCVE-0-2021-31581)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-07-22 18:27 – Updated: 2024-08-03 23:03
VLAI?
Title
Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (PME) Shell Escape via 'vi' editor interface
Summary
The restricted shell provided by Akkadian Provisioning Manager Engine (PME) can be escaped by abusing the 'Edit MySQL Configuration' command. This command launches a standard vi editor interface which can then be escaped. This issue was resolved in Akkadian OVA appliance version 3.0 (and later), Akkadian Provisioning Manager 5.0.2 (and later), and Akkadian Appliance Manager 3.3.0.314-4a349e0 (and later).
Severity ?
7.9 (High)
CWE
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | Provisioning Manager Engine (PME) |
Affected:
4.50.18 , ≤ 4.50.18
(custom)
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