PT-2021-23030 · Mkdocs+1 · Mkdocs+1

Ajakko · Published 2021-10-07 · Updated 2024-08-04 · CVE-2021-40978

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v4.0

8.7

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions mkdocs version 1.2.2

Description The mkdocs built-in dev-server allows directory traversal using the port 8000, enabling remote exploitation to obtain sensitive information.

Recommendations For mkdocs version 1.2.2, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to port 8000 to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-12

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-40978

GHSA-QH9Q-34H6-HCV9

PYSEC-2021-878

Affected Products

Debian

Mkdocs

References · 22

• 🔥 https://github.com/nisdn/CVE-2021-40978/issues/1 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/nisdn/CVE-2021-40978 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40978 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-40978 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40978 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2021-878 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-40978 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-qh9q-34h6-hcv9 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40978 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-40978 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-40978 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs/issues/2601 · Note
• https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs · Note
• https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs/pull/2604 · Note
• https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs/pull/2604/commits/cddc453c9d49298e60e7d56fb71130c151cbcbe5 · Note