CVE-2021-4261
Published: 19 December 2022
Summary
CVE-2021-4261 is a medium-severity Improper Neutralization (CWE-707) vulnerability in Pacman-Canvas Project Pacman-Canvas. Its CVSS base score is 6.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 46.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-34106
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in pacman-canvas up to 1.0.5. Affected is the function addHighscore of the file data/db-handler.php. The manipulation leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 1.0.6…
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is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 29522c90ca1cebfce6453a5af5a45281d99b0646. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-216270 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
- 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.
Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.
Enforces use of documented standards and tool configurations that address proper neutralization of inputs/outputs during development.
Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.