Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-4240

LowPublic PoC

Published: 15 November 2022

Published
15 November 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 2.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0025 48.8th percentile
Risk Priority 5 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-4240 is a low-severity Insufficient Entropy (CWE-331) vulnerability in Phpservermonitor Php Server Monitor. Its CVSS base score is 2.6 (Low).

Operationally, ranked at the 48.8th 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

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in phpservermon. This affects the function generatePasswordResetToken of the file src/psm/Service/User.php. The manipulation leads to use of predictable algorithm in random number generator. The exploit has been disclosed to the public…

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and may be used. The name of the patch is 3daa804d5f56c55b3ae13bfac368bb84ec632193. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-213717 was assigned to this vulnerability.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

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

Affected Assets

phpservermonitor
php server monitor
all versions

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.

addresses: CWE-330 CWE-331

Key generation under controlled management uses approved random-bit sources rather than insufficiently random values.

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