CVE-2021-42009 (GCVE-0-2021-42009)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-10-12 07:40 – Updated: 2024-08-04 03:22
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Apache Traffic Control Traffic Ops Email Injection Vulnerability
Summary
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.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
- Email Injection Vulnerability
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re384fd0f44c… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf0481b9e38e… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/12/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r78d471d8a4f… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7dfa9a89b39… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Traffic Control |
Affected:
4.0.0 , < Apache Traffic Control*
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