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CVE-2021-42342 Details

Description

An issue was discovered in GoAhead 4.x and 5.x before 5.1.5. In the file upload filter, user form variables can be passed to CGI scripts without being prefixed with the CGI prefix. This permits tunneling untrusted environment variables into vulnerable CGI scripts.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/issues/305 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/embedthis/goahead/issues/305 [email protected]Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
embedthis goahead
>= 4.0.0, <= 4.1.3
>= 5.0.0, < 5.1.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:embedthis:goahead:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-42342
NVD Published Date:
Oct 14, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-42342 Details - Not Deferred