CVE-2021-42237
critical · 9.8Actively exploitedOn the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
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Added 2022-03-25Remediation due 2022-04-15
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Sitecore XP 7.5 Initial Release to Sitecore XP 8.2 Update-7 is vulnerable to an insecure deserialization attack where it is possible to achieve remote command execution on the machine. No authentication or special configuration is required to exploit this vulnerability.
9.8
CVSS
97.9%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
100th
EPSS percentile
2021-11-05
Published
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-502
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| sitecore | experience_platform | 7.5 |
| sitecore | experience_platform | 7.5 |
| sitecore | experience_platform | 7.5 |
| sitecore | experience_platform | 8.0 |
| sitecore | experience_platform | 8.0 |
| sitecore | experience_platform | 8.0 |
| sitecore | experience_platform | 8.0 |
| sitecore | experience_platform | 8.0 |
| sitecore | experience_platform | 8.0 |
| sitecore | experience_platform | 8.0 |
| sitecore | experience_platform | 8.0 |
| sitecore | experience_platform | 8.0 |
| sitecore | experience_platform | 8.1 |
| sitecore | experience_platform | 8.1 |
| sitecore | experience_platform | 8.1 |
| sitecore | experience_platform | 8.1 |
| sitecore | experience_platform | 8.2 |
| sitecore | experience_platform | 8.2 |
| sitecore | experience_platform | 8.2 |
| sitecore | experience_platform | 8.2 |
| sitecore | experience_platform | 8.2 |
| sitecore | experience_platform | 8.2 |
| sitecore | experience_platform | 8.2 |
| sitecore | experience_platform | 8.2 |
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References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164988/Sitecore-Experience-Platform-XP-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://blog.assetnote.io/2021/11/02/sitecore-rce/
- https://support.sitecore.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1000776
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164988/Sitecore-Experience-Platform-XP-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://blog.assetnote.io/2021/11/02/sitecore-rce/
- https://support.sitecore.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1000776
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-42237
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