CVE-2021-33211 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A Directory Traversal vulnerability in the Unzip feature in Elements-IT HTTP Commander 5.3.3 allows remote authenticated users to write files to arbitrary directories via relative paths in ZIP archives.

Published: 2021-07-14

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: 1.7% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:element-it:http_commander:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2021-19923	A Directory Traversal vulnerability in the Unzip feature in Elements-IT HTTP Commander 5.3.3 allows remote authenticated users to write files to arbitrary directories via relative paths in ZIP archives.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01705.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2021-021.txt
https://www.syss.de/pentest-blog/

History

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Subscriptions

Element-it Http Commander

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-07-14T13:48:26.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T23:42:20.276Z

Reserved: 2021-05-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-33211

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-07-14T14:15:08.847

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:54:21.710

Link: CVE-2021-33211

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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