CVE-2021-26758 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Privilege Escalation in LiteSpeed Technologies OpenLiteSpeed web server version 1.7.8 allows attackers to gain root terminal access and execute commands on the host system.

Published: 2021-04-07

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 3.4% 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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:litespeedtech:openlitespeed:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2021-13545	Privilege Escalation in LiteSpeed Technologies OpenLiteSpeed web server version 1.7.8 allows attackers to gain root terminal access and execute commands on the host system.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

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 Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03356.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://docs.unsafe-inline.com/0day/openlitespeed-web-server-1.7.8-command-injection-to-privilege-escalation-cve-2021-26758
https://github.com/litespeedtech/openlitespeed/issues/217
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49556

History

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Subscriptions

Litespeedtech Openlitespeed

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-04-07T20:50:20.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T20:33:41.058Z

Reserved: 2021-02-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-26758

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-04-07T21:15:16.090

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:56:48.363

Link: CVE-2021-26758

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-269

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