CVE-2021-33224
Published: 24 February 2023
Summary
CVE-2021-33224 is a critical-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Umbraco Umbraco Forms. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 10.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-19936
Vulnerability details
File upload vulnerability in Umbraco Forms v.8.7.0 allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web.config and asp file.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
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.
Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.
Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.
Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.
Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.