CVE-2021-38557

Public Exploit

Description

raspap-webgui in RaspAP 2.6.6 allows attackers to execute commands as root because of the insecure sudoers permissions. The www-data account can execute /etc/raspap/hostapd/enablelog.sh as root with no password; however, the www-data account can also overwrite /etc/raspap/hostapd/enablelog.sh with any executable content.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.73% Top 30%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory zerosecuritypenetrationtesting.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/RaspAP/raspap-webgui product
https://github.com/RaspAP/raspap-webgui/blob/fabc48c7daae4013b9888f266332e510b196a062/installers/raspap.sudoers third party advisory
https://zerosecuritypenetrationtesting.com/?page_id=306 url repurposed exploit third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-38557?
CVE-2021-38557 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-38557?
To fix CVE-2021-38557, 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-2021-38557 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-38557 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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