CVE-2021-28940 is a critical command injection vulnerability affecting MagpieRSS versions 0.72 and earlier. An improperly escaped exec command in the Snoopy.class.inc file allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands via a crafted HTTPS URL in the RSS URL field on the magpie_debug.php and magpie_simple.php pages. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.72CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:magpierss_project:magpierss:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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