CVE-2021-44554
Published: 20 December 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-44554 is a medium-severity Observable Discrepancy (CWE-203) vulnerability in Cybelesoft Thinfinity Virtualui. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 39.2% 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
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-31381
Vulnerability details
Thinfinity VirtualUI before 3.0 allows a malicious actor to enumerate users registered in the OS (Windows) through the /changePassword URI. By accessing the vector, an attacker can determine if a username exists thanks to the message returned; it can be…
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presented in different languages according to the configuration of VirtualUI. Common users are administrator, admin, guest and krgtbt.
- 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.
Misdirection can normalize or falsify responses to eliminate observable discrepancies that aid reconnaissance.
Observable discrepancies in system behavior can be modulated to create covert storage or timing channels; the required analysis detects and constrains such avenues.
Prevents attackers from using observable differences in error responses to infer internal system details or state.