CVE-2021-27230

ExpressionEngine before 5.4.2 and 6.x before 6.0.3 allows PHP Code Injection by certain authenticated users who can leverage Translate::save() to write to an _lang.php file under the system/user/language directory.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.5 MEDIUM

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2021-03	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161805/ExpressionEngine-6.0.2-PHP-Code-Injection.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Mar/32	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://expressionengine.com/features	Vendor Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/1093444	Permissions Required Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine::::::::

History

12 Jul 2022, 17:42

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-20~~	CWE-94

Information

Published : 2021-03-15 23:15

Updated : 2024-02-04 21:23

NVD link : CVE-2021-27230

Mitre link : CVE-2021-27230

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-27230

JSON object : View

Products Affected

expressionengine

expressionengine

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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