Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-41765

CriticalPublic PoC

Published: 15 November 2021

Published
15 November 2021
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.2956 96.7th percentile
Risk Priority 37 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-41765 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Montala Resourcespace. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 3.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A SQL injection issue in pages/edit_fields/9_ajax/add_keyword.php of ResourceSpace 9.5 and 9.6 < rev 18274 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the k parameter. This allows attackers to uncover the full contents of the ResourceSpace database, including…

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user session cookies. An attacker who gets an admin user session cookie can use the session cookie to execute arbitrary code on the server.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

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

Affected Assets

montala
resourcespace
9.5, 9.6

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.

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