Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-28970

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 01 April 2021

Published
01 April 2021
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0020 41.9th percentile
Risk Priority 13 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-28970 is a medium-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Fireeye Email Malware Protection System. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 41.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

eMPS 9.0.1.923211 on the Central Management of FireEye EX 3500 devices allows remote authenticated users to conduct SQL injection attacks via the job_id parameter to the email search feature. According to the vendor, the issue is fixed in 9.0.3.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

fireeye
email malware protection system
9.0.1.923211

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

References