FKIE_CVE-2021-32981

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-04-04 20:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:53
Severity
7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
AVEVA System Platform versions 2017 through 2020 R2 P01 uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
References
ics-cert@hq.dhs.govhttps://www.aveva.com/content/dam/aveva/documents/support/cyber-security-updates/SecurityBulletin_AVEVA-2021-002.pdfVendor Advisory
ics-cert@hq.dhs.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-180-05Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.aveva.com/content/dam/aveva/documents/support/cyber-security-updates/SecurityBulletin_AVEVA-2021-002.pdfVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-21-180-05Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
aveva system_platform *
aveva system_platform 2020
aveva system_platform 2020
aveva system_platform 2020
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