CVE-2021-45835
Published: 18 March 2022
Summary
CVE-2021-45835 is a critical-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Online Admission System Project Online Admissions System. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 4.1% 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-2021-32553
Vulnerability details
The Online Admission System 1.0 allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types to the application through documents.php, which may be used to execute malicious code or lead to code execution.
- 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.