CVE-2021-40978
high · 7.5A public exploit / detection template exists
Weaponised detection is publicly available, which meaningfully raises real-world risk regardless of CVSS. nuclei-templates →
The mkdocs 1.2.2 built-in dev-server allows directory traversal using the port 8000, enabling remote exploitation to obtain :sensitive information. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs/issues/2601.] and https://github.com/nisdn/CVE-2021-40978/issues/1
7.5
CVSS
15.1%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
97th
EPSS percentile
2021-10-07
Published
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-22
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| mkdocs | mkdocs | 1.2.2 |
Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.
References
- https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs
- https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs/issues/2601
- https://github.com/nisdn/CVE-2021-40978
- https://github.com/nisdn/CVE-2021-40978/issues/1
- https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs
- https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs/issues/2601
- https://github.com/nisdn/CVE-2021-40978
- https://github.com/nisdn/CVE-2021-40978/issues/1
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2021-40978