CVE-2021-28398
What it is
A privileged attacker in GeoNetwork before 3.12.0 and 4.x before 4.0.4 can use the directory harvester before-script to execute arbitrary OS commands remotely on the hosting infrastructure. A User Administrator or Administrator account is required to perform this. This occurs in the runBeforeScript method in harvesters/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/kernel/harvest/harvester/localfilesystem/LocalFilesystemHarvester.java. The earliest affected version is 3.4.0.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with an admin-level account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.2 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-78 · OS command injection
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Osgeo Geonetwork < 3.12.0
- Osgeo Geonetwork < 4.0.4
- Osgeo Geonetwork 4.0.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.2
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://geonetwork-opensource.org/manuals/trunk/en/overview/change-log/version-3.6.0.html
- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/security/advisories/GHSA-cf8p-c88c-h9jf
- https://geonetwork-opensource.org/manuals/trunk/en/overview/change-log/version-3.6.0.html
- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/security/advisories/GHSA-cf8p-c88c-h9jf
References
- https://geonetwork-opensource.org/
- https://geonetwork-opensource.org/manuals/trunk/en/overview/change-log/version-3.6.0.html
- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork
- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/security/advisories/GHSA-cf8p-c88c-h9jf
- https://geonetwork-opensource.org/
- https://geonetwork-opensource.org/manuals/trunk/en/overview/change-log/version-3.6.0.html
- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork
- https://github.com/geonetwork/core-geonetwork/security/advisories/GHSA-cf8p-c88c-h9jf