CVE-2021-23901 is a critical XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability found in the Nutch DmozParser, affecting Apache Nutch versions prior to 1.18, as well as NetApp Nutch and Snap Creator Framework. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to view server files and interact with backend systems. With a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL), it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to full confidentiality and integrity compromise. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community attention with 10 mentions, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:nutch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snap_creator_framework:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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:N
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.