CVE-2021-3122
What it is
CMCAgent in NCR Command Center Agent 16.3 on Aloha POS/BOH servers permits the submission of a runCommand parameter (within an XML document sent to port 8089) that enables the remote, unauthenticated execution of an arbitrary command as SYSTEM, as exploited in the wild in 2020 and/or 2021. NOTE: the vendor's position is that exploitation occurs only on devices with a certain "misconfiguration."
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 87.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- 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: 87.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
- It meets the bar for Drop everything: critical, and exploited or very likely to be.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 87.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-78 · OS command injection
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Ncr Command Center Agent 16.3
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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References
- https://github.com/roughb8722/CVE-2021-3122-Details/blob/main/CVE-2021-3122
- https://rdf2.alohaenterprise.com/client/CMCInst.zip
- https://www.tetradefense.com/incident-response-services/active-exploit-a-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability-for-ncr-aloha-point-of-sale/
- https://github.com/roughb8722/CVE-2021-3122-Details/blob/main/CVE-2021-3122
- https://rdf2.alohaenterprise.com/client/CMCInst.zip
- https://www.tetradefense.com/incident-response-services/active-exploit-a-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability-for-ncr-aloha-point-of-sale/