CVE-2021-42561 is a critical command injection vulnerability affecting CALDERA version 2.8.1, specifically within its Human plugin. An authenticated attacker can exploit this by injecting shell metacharacters into the unsanitized 'name' parameter, leading to arbitrary shell command execution. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the high FAUCET Risk Score of 85/100 indicates significant potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mitre:caldera:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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