CVE-2021-37444

Description

NCH IVM Attendant v5.12 and earlier suffers from a directory traversal weakness upon uploading plugins in a ZIP archive. This can lead to code execution if a ZIP element's pathname is set to a Windows startup folder, a file for the inbuilt Out-Going Message function, or a file for the the inbuilt Autodial function.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.16% Top 25%
Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.nch.com.au/ivm/index.html product
https://github.com/0xfml/poc/blob/main/NCH/IVM_5.12_RCE.md third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-37444?
CVE-2021-37444 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-37444?
To fix CVE-2021-37444, 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-2021-37444 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-37444 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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