CVE-2021-36233 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The function AdminGetFirstFileContentByFilePath in MIK.starlight 7.9.5.24363 allows (by design) an authenticated attacker to read arbitrary files from the filesystem by specifying the file path.

Published: 2021-08-31

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: 1.0% 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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:unit4:mik.starlight:7.9.5.24363:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2021-22853	The function AdminGetFirstFileContentByFilePath in MIK.starlight 7.9.5.24363 allows (by design) an authenticated attacker to read arbitrary files from the filesystem by specifying the file path.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01008.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2021-037.txt

History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00321}`	epss `{'score': 0.00422}`

Subscriptions

Unit4 Mik.starlight

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-08-31T17:50:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T00:54:50.843Z

Reserved: 2021-07-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-36233

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-08-31T18:15:08.040

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:58:33.750

Link: CVE-2021-36233

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-552
Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

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