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    CVE-2021-40870

    An issue was discovered in Aviatrix Controller 6.x before 6.5-1804.1922. Unrestricted upload of a file with a dangerous type is possible, which allows an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code via directory traversal.

    Published:Sep 13, 2021
    Last Modified:Nov 10, 2025
    EPS:Sep 13, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.9426
    CVSS Score:9.8

    CISA Notification

    Description

    An issue was discovered in Aviatrix Controller 6.x before 6.5-1804.1922. Unrestricted upload of a file with a dangerous type is possible, which allows an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code via directory traversal.

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Feb 1, 2022
    1683 days ago
    Alert Date
    Jan 18, 2022
    1697 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Aviatrix
    Product
    Controller

    Exploits

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164461/Aviatrix-Controller-6.x-Path-Traversal-Code-Execution.htmlhttps://wearetradecraft.com/advisories/tc-2021-0002/http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164461/Aviatrix-Controller-6.x-Path-Traversal-Code-Execution.htmlhttps://wearetradecraft.com/advisories/tc-2021-0002/https://github.com/0xAgun/CVE-2021-40870https://github.com/JoyGhoshs/CVE-2021-40870https://github.com/orangmuda/CVE-2021-40870https://github.com/System00-Security/CVE-2021-40870

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-23 Relative Path Traversal

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-139 Relative Path Traversal
    CAPEC-76 Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High