PT-2022-12196 · Xerte · Xerte

Rik Lutz · Published 2022-02-24 · Updated 2022-03-03 · CVE-2021-44663

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Xerte Project Xerte versions 3.8.4 and earlier

Description A Remote Code Execution (RCE) issue exists via a crafted php file through elfinder in connetor.php. This allows for potential code execution.

Recommendations For Xerte Project Xerte versions 3.8.4 and earlier, consider disabling the elfinder connector in connetor.php as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-44663

Affected Products

Xerte

References · 7

• 🔥 https://riklutz.nl/2021/10/30/unauthenticated-file-upload-to-remote-code-execution-in-xerte · Exploit
• https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/commit/694a591b5ab7f634f036afaac10397cf3677a98c · Patch
• https://xerte.org.uk/index.php/en/news/blog/80-news/336-xerte-3-8-5-important-security-update-now-available · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44663 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-44663 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/27638 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/38052 · Telegram Post