CVE-2021-40089

Description

An issue was discovered in PrimeKey EJBCA before 7.6.0. The General Purpose Custom Publisher, which is normally run to invoke a local script upon a publishing operation, was still able to run if the System Configuration setting Enable External Script Access was disabled. With this setting disabled it's not possible to create new such publishers, but existing publishers would continue to run.

2.3

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.05%

Vendor Advisory primekey.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://support.primekey.com/news/posts/54	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-40089?: CVE-2021-40089 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-40089?: To fix CVE-2021-40089, 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-2021-40089 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-40089 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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