CVE-2021-27581 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Blog module in Kentico CMS 5.5 R2 build 5.5.3996 allows SQL injection via the tagname parameter.

Published: 2021-03-05

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:kentico:kentico_cms:5.5:r2:build_5.5.3996:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-14329	The Blog module in Kentico CMS 5.5 R2 build 5.5.3996 allows SQL injection via the tagname parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01632.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://gist.github.com/stasinopoulos/673ae3c31d703b4d67449f4d8888c686
https://kontent.ai
https://www.obrela.com/kentico-cms-critical-vulnerability/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Kentico Kentico Cms

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-03-05T22:29:02.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T21:26:09.696Z

Reserved: 2021-02-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-27581

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-03-05T23:15:11.900

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:45:10.140

Link: CVE-2021-27581

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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