CVE-2021-40960 is a critical directory traversal vulnerability in Galera WebTemplate 1.0, allowing unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive system files like /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, Nuclei templates exist for detection, and its high EPSS score indicates a significant probability of exploitation. Despite this, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation or widespread community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:galera:galera_webtemplate:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.