CVE-2021-42853: aternity steelcentral appinternals dynamic sampling agent Improper Input Validation

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-42853 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in aternity steelcentral appinternals dynamic sampling agent. EPSS estimates a 1.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 09-03-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

It was discovered that the SteelCentral AppInternals Dynamic Sampling Agent's (DSA) AgentDiagnosticServlet has directory traversal vulnerability at the "/api/appInternals/1.0/agent/diagnostic/logs" API. The affected endpoint does not have any input validation of the user's input that allows a malicious payload to be injected.

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationThe product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.