CVE-2021-42009 describes an improper input validation vulnerability in Apache Traffic Control, affecting versions 4.1.x and 5.1.x. An authenticated user with Portal-level privileges can craft a malicious email subject to the /deliveryservices/request endpoint, enabling the sending of arbitrary emails from the Traffic Ops server to any address. This is a medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) with low attack complexity, allowing for impact on integrity (sending unauthorized emails) without affecting confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.1.0, < 5.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:traffic_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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