CVE-2021-33828
Published: 15 January 2022
Summary
CVE-2021-33828 is a high-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Owncloud Files Antivirus. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 32.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-20503
Vulnerability details
The files_antivirus component before 1.0.0 for ownCloud mishandles the protection mechanism by which malicious files (that have been uploaded to a public share) are supposed to be deleted upon detection.
- 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.