CVE-2021-44079 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In the wazuh-slack active response script in Wazuh 4.2.x before 4.2.5, untrusted user agents are passed to a curl command line, potentially resulting in remote code execution.

Published: 2021-11-22

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 3.3% 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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wazuh:wazuh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2021-30937	In the wazuh-slack active response script in Wazuh 4.2.x before 4.2.5, untrusted user agents are passed to a curl command line, potentially resulting in remote code execution.

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 0.03288.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/issues/10858
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/issues/10858#issuecomment-991118254
https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/pull/10809

History

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Subscriptions

Wazuh Wazuh

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-11-22T07:00:42.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T04:10:17.278Z

Reserved: 2021-11-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-44079

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-11-22T07:15:07.017

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:11:52.743

Link: CVE-2021-44079

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-77
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

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