PT-2021-24019 · Quest · Quest Kace Desktop Authority

Published 2021-12-22 · Updated 2022-01-03 · CVE-2021-44028

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Quest KACE Desktop Authority versions prior to 11.2

Description: A security issue exists due to the potential for an attacker to control the log4net configuration file, which can lead to XXE.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 11.2, update to version 11.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

XXE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-611

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-44028

Affected Products

Quest Kace Desktop Authority

References · 4

• https://support.quest.com/kace-desktop-authority/kb/336098/quest-response-to-desktop-authority-vulnerabilities-prior-to-11-2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44028 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-44028 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/24772 · Telegram Post