Remote Code Injection in Eclipse Business Intelligence Reporting Tool
CVE-2021-34427

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

The Eclipse Foundation

Status
Eclipse Birt
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 June 2021

What is CVE-2021-34427?

In specific versions of Eclipse BIRT, an attacker can exploit the software by altering query parameters to generate a JSP file. This malicious JSP file can potentially execute code on the running instance. Such an attack allows unauthorized access through the current BIRT viewer directory, enabling attackers to inject harmful code that can compromise the integrity and security of the application.

Affected Version(s)

Eclipse BIRT <= 4.8.0

References

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=538142
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/30
mailing-list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170326/Eclipse-Busin...

EPSS Score

7% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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