CVE-2021-29641

Public Exploit

Description

Directus 8 before 8.8.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code because file-upload permissions include the ability to upload a .php file to the main upload directory and/or upload a .php file and a .htaccess file to a subdirectory. Exploitation succeeds only for certain installations with the Apache HTTP Server and the local-storage driver (e.g., when the product was obtained from hub.docker.com).

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.55% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory docker.com Third-Party Advisory sec-consult.com Third-Party Advisory sec-consult.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://hub.docker.com/layers/directus/directus/v8.8.2-apache/images/sha256-d9898b6442b0150c3c377b50e706757f35d2d563bd82ddaf97f3ae4ba450a6e6?context=explore third party advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/14 mailing list third party advisory exploit
https://sec-consult.com/de/vulnerability-lab/advisory/arbitrary-file-upload-and-bypassing-htaccess-rules-in-monospace-directus-headless-cms/ third party advisory exploit
https://sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/advisory/arbitrary-file-upload-and-bypassing-htaccess-rules-in-monospace-directus-headless-cms/ third party advisory exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162118/Monospace-Directus-Headless-CMS-File-Upload-Rule-Bypass.html third party advisory vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-29641?
CVE-2021-29641 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-29641?
To fix CVE-2021-29641, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-29641 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-29641 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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